Shirley Sue Mitchell, 69, of Pomeroy, passed away at her home from an extended illness on December 21, 2012.

Born in Raleigh County, W.Va. on July 30, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie Bradshaw Hatfield. She was a housewife and ABLE instructor.

Shirley is survived her husband, Ernest Mitchell, Sr.; two sons, Ernest (Jackie) Mitchell, Jr. and Randy (Lisa) Mitchell; two sisters, Linda Cleland and Connie Dodson; two brothers, Charles Hatfield and Richard Hatfield; grandchildren, Ryan, Breanna, and Travis Mitchell, Nicole Klein and Jonathan Newsome, II; a great grandson, Bradyn Isaac Bolin; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Hatfield and a granddaughter, Amber Mitchell.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Birchfield Funeral Home, Rutland, with Pastor Chad Dodson officiating. Burial will follow at Alexander Cemetery in Athens. Family will receive friends from noon until time of service on Sunday. Online condolences can be made at birchfieldfuneralhome.com.