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Funeral services for Mrs. Hollis Jeanne Mitchell Childs, age 81, were held at 10:00 am Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at the Mt. Paran Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Garner officiating. Burial followed in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary, Springhill, LA.

Mrs. Childs, a lifelong resident of this area, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in Springhill, La. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Dixie Inn, was a homemaker and a healthcare sitter. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She is preceded in death by her husbands, Rodger S. Mitchell, Sr., on June 6, 1976 and by Thurston Childs in April, 1996; her parents, John Hollis and Lillie Mae Franks Houston, granddaughter, Jimie Dale Mitchell and sister, Lillie Merle Evans.

She is survived by sons, Rodger S. Mitchell, Jr. and wife, Barbara of Shongaloo, LA; David H. Mitchell and wife, Kathleen, of Atlanta, TX; grandchildren, Rodger Mitchell III and wife, Lynette, Kimberly Vaughan and husband, Rusty, Carolyn Denise Mitchell, Kathy McGee and husband, Chris, Holli Shepard and husband, Keith, David Mitchell, Jr. and wife, Dusty; great-grandchildren, Austin, Connor, Bryant and Madison.

Serving as pallbearers were David Mitchell, Jr., Rodger Mitchell, III, Chris McGee, Keith Shepard, Rusty Vaughan and Paul Dean. Honorary pallbearers were Grover Arthur and John Talley.

(Published in the Springhill Press and News Journal on October 16, 2008)

Hollis married Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Sr. 12 Feb 1946, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Rodger was born 6 Aug 1915, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 6 Jun 1976, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 8 Jun 1976, Pilgrims Rest Cemetery - Shongaloo, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

Hollis married Bonnie Thurston Childs 27 Oct 1980, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Bonnie was born 1 Mar 1914, Grove, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Apr 1996, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 May 1996, Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mausoleum - Red Chute, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

R.S. married B.M. Taylor [Group Sheet]

D.H. — N.K. Whittington. [Group Sheet]

R.S. — L.G. Maxwell. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Ms. Kimberly Marie Mitchell, age 29, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Mt. Paran Baptist Church with Rev. Don Shirley and Rev. Jason Lupo officiating. Interment will follow in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, at Bailey Funeral Home.

Kimberly was born October 7, 1986 to Rodger Sherman Mitchell, Jr. and Barbara Marie Taylor Mitchell and passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 in Shreveport, LA. She was a lifelong resident of this area, a member of the First Baptist Church in Cotton Valley where she was an active member of the choir and worked in the children's department. She was a graduate of Shongaloo High School class of 2006 and was a homemaker.

She is survived by her parents; brother, Rodger S. Mitchell, III and wife, Lynette of Foreman, AR; sister, Carolyn Denise Mitchell of Shongaloo, LA; her maternal grandmother, Carolyn F. Taylor of Magnolia, AR; a niece, A. J. Mitchell and special friend, Phillip Gulett of Haughton, LA.

Kimberly was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, J. L. Taylor, Jr.; maternal grandparents, Rodger S. Mitchell, Sr. and Hollis Houston Mitchell.

Pallbearers will be Dave Mitchell, Jr., Zac Joslin, Heath Joslin, David Joslin, Robert Rudd, T. W. Price, Rusty Price and Gary Sullivan.

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Bailey Funeral Home
Springhill, LA
318-539-3555

(Published by Bailey Funeral Home of Springhill, LA)

Kimberly — R. Vaughan. [Group Sheet]

K.J. — C.M. McGee. [Group Sheet]

D.H. married D.K. Dunn [Group Sheet]

H.M. married M.K. Shepard [Group Sheet]