Loretta Cook Mitchell, age 63, of 1325 Madison Street, Americus, Georgia passed on April 11, 2023, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Americus, Georgia.
A wake service will be held from 5:00-6:30 P.M. on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Bumphead Road, Americus, Georgia.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Bumphead Road, Americus, Georgia. Interment will follow in the Eastview Cemetery, Ashby Street, Americus, Georgia.
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.
Loretta was born March 22, 1960, in Buena Vista, Marion County, Georgia to the late Eddie Cook Sr. and Willie Nell Wright Cook. She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Amoni Wafford; a niece Vickie Cook; and a brother-in-law, Jeffrey Mitchell. She was educated at the public school system of Marion County and was a 1977 graduate of Tri-County High School. Following high school, she enlisted into the United States Army in 1977 and was honorably discharged in 1982. She was employed with several companies over the years including Holger Grocery Store, Buena Vista, Georgia, Tyson Foods, Middle Flint and Macon State Prison of Oglethorpe. She was member of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Americus, Georgia where she served on the Usher Board Ministries.
Loretta was united in holy matrimony on November 8, 1997, to John Mitchell Jr. To this union she was blessed to rear two children, Kayla Hudson (Antavious) and Jason Hudson (Ynessa); other survivors are mother-in-law Eva Jewell Mitchell, Americus, Georgia; grandchildren Ja’nya Hudson, Esynce Hudson, Kylen Hudson, Zaria Wafford, Kiyah Waddord, Giannis Hudson, and Ari Hudson; seven siblings, Eddie Cook Jr., Marsha Ann Cook, Linda Cook Williams, Judith Wimbush (Willie Frank), Beverly Riggins (Eddie), all of Buena Vista, Georgia, Tracy Cook (Joyce), Houston, Texas, and James Cook (La Quita), Columbus, Georgia; sisters/brother–in-law, James Mitchell, Americus, Georgia, Valerie Mitchell (Terry), Bridgett Mitchell, all of Covington, Georgia; special cousins Lynda Wright and Louvenia; a host of aunts uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A wake service will be held from 5:00-6:30 P.M. on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Bumphead Road, Americus, Georgia.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Bumphead Road, Americus, Georgia. Interment will follow in the Eastview Cemetery, Ashby Street, Americus, Georgia.
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.
Loretta was born March 22, 1960, in Buena Vista, Marion County, Georgia to the late Eddie Cook Sr. and Willie Nell Wright Cook. She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Amoni Wafford; a niece Vickie Cook; and a brother-in-law, Jeffrey Mitchell. She was educated at the public school system of Marion County and was a 1977 graduate of Tri-County High School. Following high school, she enlisted into the United States Army in 1977 and was honorably discharged in 1982. She was employed with several companies over the years including Holger Grocery Store, Buena Vista, Georgia, Tyson Foods, Middle Flint and Macon State Prison of Oglethorpe. She was member of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Americus, Georgia where she served on the Usher Board Ministries.
Loretta was united in holy matrimony on November 8, 1997, to John Mitchell Jr. To this union she was blessed to rear two children, Kayla Hudson (Antavious) and Jason Hudson (Ynessa); other survivors are mother-in-law Eva Jewell Mitchell, Americus, Georgia; grandchildren Ja’nya Hudson, Esynce Hudson, Kylen Hudson, Zaria Wafford, Kiyah Waddord, Giannis Hudson, and Ari Hudson; seven siblings, Eddie Cook Jr., Marsha Ann Cook, Linda Cook Williams, Judith Wimbush (Willie Frank), Beverly Riggins (Eddie), all of Buena Vista, Georgia, Tracy Cook (Joyce), Houston, Texas, and James Cook (La Quita), Columbus, Georgia; sisters/brother–in-law, James Mitchell, Americus, Georgia, Valerie Mitchell (Terry), Bridgett Mitchell, all of Covington, Georgia; special cousins Lynda Wright and Louvenia; a host of aunts uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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