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Phyllis Elma Mitchell

Birth	:	4 Sep 1920 Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	20 Feb 1939 Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7618200, -70.0973300
Plot	:	Section 11, Row 1
Description	:	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, February 20, 1939 Miss Phyllis E. MITCHELL, aged 18, of 1328 South Main Street, a sophomore in Indiana University, died at 6:35 o'clock Monday morning in the state sanitorium at Rockville. She had been ill with lung affliction since October at which time she was forced to withdraw from the university. Little could be learned about the life of Miss Mitchell here today as her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. MITCHELL, were in Rockville. Survivors other than the parents are four sisters and a brother. - - - - [photo of Phyllis Mitchell] - - - - Miss... Read More	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, February 20, 1939 Miss Phyllis E. MITCHELL, aged 18, of 1328 South Main Street, a sophomore in Indiana University, died at 6:35 o'clock Monday morning in the state sanitorium at Rockville. She had been ill with lung affliction since October at which time she was forced to withdraw from the university. Little could be learned about the life of Miss Mitchell here today as her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. MITCHELL, were in Rockville. Survivors other than the parents are four sisters and a brother. - - - - [photo of Phyllis Mitchell] - - - - Miss Mitchell graduated from Rochester high school in 1937. She was a member of the local Tri Kappa sorority and has been prominent in student activities at Indiana University. She was a clerk in the Farmers and Merchants Bank during the summer following her graduation from high school. The body will be brought to the Mitchell home in South Main Street where friends may call after noon Tuesday. Funeral arrangements will be made later to accommodate an absent sister who resides in Pullman, Washington. ----- Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Tuesday, February 21, 1939 Funeral services for Phyllis Elma MITCHELL will be held at the Rochester Methodist Church, Thursday afternoon 2 o'clock. Rev. Robert ROSS-SHANNON, pastor of the church will officiate and interment will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. Miss Mitchell, one of the city's outstanding young ladies passed away at 6:35 o'clock Monday morning, February 20th, at the Indiana State Sanatorium, Rockville, Ind. Her death resulted from tuberculosis. The young lady had been in ill health since November 18th, 1938. At the time she was afflicted with the disease she was a student in the Sophomore class at Indiana University. Miss Mitchell won the Fulton county scholarship to Indiana University under competitive examination. The young lady through her academic and social activities had several signal honors bestowed upon her during residency in this city. She was voted the most outstanding girl in the Rochester Kiwanis annual award and was also awarded the Rochester Tri Kappa scholarship. Miss Mitchell did extensive work in the Indiana University Estension Division last summer to defray her college expenses and was also quite active in the university's athletic activities. While attending the Rochester high school the deceased was president of the Girl Reserves; editor of the high school annual and a member of Station RHS staff. Phyllis Elma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. MITCHELL, was born at Tipton, Ind., on September 4th, 1920. She had been a resident of Rochester since 1930, moving here with her parents from Indianapolis. Miss Mitchell was a member of the Rochester Methodist church, the Y.W.C.A., and was an active worker in the Methodist Epworth league. The survivors are her parents; four sisters and a brother: Mrs. Maxine LEMLER, of Pullman, Wash.; Marguerite [MITCHELL], Carol [MITCHELL] and Elaine [MITCHELL] and Robert [MITCHELL], all at home; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant MITCHELL, of Windfall, Ind. The body will lie in state at the Mitchell residence, 1328 South Main Street, where friends may call up until the hour of the funeral Thursday. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1939 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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Phyllis Elma Mitchell's memorial is located at: Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, USA.
When did Phyllis Elma Mitchell death?
Phyllis Elma Mitchell death on 20 Feb 1939 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 41.7618200
Longitude: -70.0973300

Family Members:

Parent

Elmer L. Mitchell

(1890 - 1977)

Siblings

Marguerite Mitchell Frost

(1917 - 2008)

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