Martin Mitchell (1930-2017)
Martin Mitchell, 87, of Bluemont, Virginia, died Saturday, October 14, 2017, in Greenfield Senior Living of Berryville.
Mr. Mitchell was born March 25, 1930, in Upperville, Virginia, the son of the late Michael Mitchell and Daisy Rector Mitchell.
He retired from Mount Weather.
He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.
He married Betty Allder on June 26, 1957, in Frederick, Maryland. Mrs. Mitchell died in January 2008.
Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Cochran, and her husband, Larry, of Berryville, VA; three grandsons, Ben Cochran and his wife, Katie, of Berryville, VA, David Cochran and his wife, Julia, of Mountain View, CA, and Matthew Cochran of Denver, CO.; and three great-grandchildren, Jonah, Abigail, and Sam.
A brother, Albert Mitchell, and two sisters, Jessica Wright and Eva Federline, preceded him in death.
The family will receive friends 10:00–11:00 AM Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Enders & Shirley Funeral Home Chapel, Berryville, and a funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM with Mr. R. K. Shirley III officiating. Burial will follow in Loudoun Ebenezer Cemetery, Loudoun County with military honors provided by the Clarke County Honor Guard.