The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2023, at Union Hill A.M.E. Church, Spivey Street, Ellaville, Georgia. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Mrs. Lillian Golphin Mitchell was born June 27, 1965, in Sumter County, Georgia to the late Glenda Peeples Ruff and the late Henry S. Golphin. She was a 1984 graduate of Tri-County High School and in 1989 she went on to receive training at Riley Institute to become a nursing assistant. For many years she worked as a CNA, she always had a love for children so she started a home daycare. Cherry, as she was affectionately known, departed this life on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Georgia. She is now reunited with her siblings who preceded her in death, Patrick K. Hunter, Henry S. Golphin Jr., Linda F. Jones and Brenda K. Golphin.
Left to cherish her memories is her husband of 22 years, Eddie L. Mitchell; four daughters, Marquita Solomon, Laquita Moses (Chris), Katelynn Golphin and Ahntenna Clark; two sons, Jayln Mitchell and Eddie L. Mitchell, Jr.; a bonus daughter, Tiara Jones (Chris); twelve grandchildren, Cameron, Casey, Ejarius, Callie, Rory, Marley, Channel, Yazmin, Erin, Kha’madj, Kha’moria, and Mi’Angel; Bonus grandkids include, Skylar, Londyn, Dylan and Addiysn; two sisters, April Baker (Terrill) and Danielle Peeples; a niece and a nephew she helped rear and nurture, Eulish Kinchens and Philip Jones (Monica); other nieces and nephews include, Kapris (Jaaundriyah), Kobe, Kadrian, Britany and Raven; a host of great nieces and nephews with two of them she devoted a lot of time to, Samiya Kinchens and Jersey Peeples; aunts and uncles, Rachel Johnson, Harriett Peeples, Connie Peeples, Georgia Peeples (Annie), MacGarry Peeples (Betty), Janace Davis (Donnie), Willie Golphin, James Eddie Golphin, and Rev. Freddie Golphin; her mother-in-law, Christine Mitchell; sisters in laws, Charlene Mitchell, Virginia Mitchell and Patricia Williamson (Ray); and a host of other relatives and friends.