Riley C. Mitchell

Riley C. Mitchell, 93 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Riley was born in Pearl River County, Mississippi to the late, Thomas Andrew Mitchell and Myrtle Eddie Smith Mitchell.
Riley was a Lab-Tech with Ameripol-Synpol and retired with 36 years of service, he was a member of First Baptist Church Nederland and served his country in the United States Army.
Riley is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Andrew Mitchell and Myrtle Eddie Smith Mitchell; his daughter, Sharon Mitchell; brother, Kenneth Mitchell; and his sister, Phyllis Wise.
Those left to cherish Riley’s memory include his loving wife of 69 years, Wanda Mitchell; daughter, Janet Mullican and her husband, Ray of Brookeland, Texas; son, Don Mitchell of Kemah, Texas; grandchildren, Miranda Bennett and her husband, Neill, David Mullican and his wife, Jeanne, Roxanne Courtney, and Tyler Washington and her husband, Jarrell; 9 great-grandchildren and 1 expected great-grandchild; brother, Pete Mitchell; and his sister, Nancy Williams.
The family would like to thank Harbor Hospice and Riley’s caregivers, Sheca Zachary and Duchess Hooper for all of their loving care.
A graveside service will be held at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas on Friday afternoon, September 15, 2023 with the Rev. Dr. Jason Burden, officiant.
Services are under the direction of Melancon’s Funeral Home, Nederland, Texas.