Luther Burton "Rudy" Mitchell

1908 - 1998  (90 years)

• Name	Luther Burton "Rudy" Mitchell  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Rudy
  Birth	31 Jan 1908	Sabine County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Aug 1998	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Burial	21 Aug 1998	San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Notes	Obituary from the SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE dated 27 August 1998 (page 1) Funeral Services for Rudy Mitchell Luther Burton (Rudy) Mitchell, 91, died Wednesday, August 19, 1998 at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine. Funeral services were held Friday, August 21 at Christ Church Episcopal with Rev. Earl Sheffield officiating. Burial was in the San Augustine City cemetery, with Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Mitchell was born in Sabine County on January 31, 1907, son of Jesse James Mitchell and Mary Beulah Fuller Mitchell. After graduating from San Augustine Hight School, he briefly attended the University of Texas. Before returning home to work, he was married to Emma Lurette Ramsey Mitchell on December 16, 1933. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as the Sons of the Republic of Texas. Many years ago he was a cotton buyer in the county. As a cattleman and timber grower, Mr. Mitchell was active in the Soil and Water Conservation Service for over 40 years and was Chairman of the Board for many years. He was a member of Christ Church Episcopal in San Augustine, where he served in various capacities for over 50 years. Rudy never met a stranger and he loved to dance. His last waltz was with Lurette, his bride of 64 years, on his 90th birthday. Survivors include his wife, Lurette Mitchell; his sons and daughters-in-law, John and Lucy Mitchell and Charles and Barbara Mitchell; and his grandchildren, Jody, Ginny, and Janie Mitchell, all of San Augustine. He was survived by one brother Theron Mitchell of Roseburg, Oregon, and three sisters, Kathryn Hart of Bedford, Texas, Opal Richardson of Salinas, California, and Dorris White of Dyersburg, Tennessee. One brother, Troy Mitchell, and two sisters, Ruby Baggett and Addie Mae Fussell, preceded him in death. Pallbearers were dear friends Stone Haynes and George Martin, grandson Jody Mitchell, cousin Manse (Buzzy) Mitchell, and nephews Ron Mitchell, Ben S. Ramsey, William C. Ramsey, and Pierre M. Stine. Memorials may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 85, San Augustine, Texas 75972.
  Person ID	I1109	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jessie James Mitchell,   b. 5 Oct 1884, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Apr 1950, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Beulah Mary Fuller,   b. 5 Sep 1885, Texas d. 23 Sep 1959, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1905	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Lurette Ramsey,   b. 30 Jan 1911, San Augustine County, Texas d. 25 Nov 2009, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1933	Newton, Newton County, Texas   [5]
  	Luther (Red) Mitchell and Lurette Ramsey were married at Newton, Texas. San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, May 4, 2006 Decade of the Great Depression 1933 by Harry P. Noble p 10
  Children	1. Judge John Winship Mitchell,   b. 25 Aug 1947, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas d. 13 Jul 1999, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Age 51 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Jan 1908 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - Dec 1933 - Newton, Newton County, Texas Death - 19 Aug 1998 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - 21 Aug 1998 - San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.). [S261] Mitchell, Ruby correspondence with Evon Tisdale (Former Classmates). [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 74 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 2, 2009, Page 14 (Reliability: 3).