Mrs. Ruth Smith Mitchell

January 25, 1927 - December 26, 2017

On the morning of December 26, 2017, Ruth passed away quietly at her home after a long-term illness. Mrs. Ruth Smith Mitchell was born on January 25, 1927 to George Henry Smith and Ida Bell Martin Smith in Danbury, North Carolina. She attended the Stokes and Forsyth County public schools. She was a graduate of Carver High School and continued her education at Salem Teachers College, where she played basketball as a forward. She was a member of the Rising Star Baptist Church, where she served on the Usher and Deaconess Boards. She was a former member of the London Christmas Savings Club. Ruth was an employee of Western Electric (AT&T). She retired in April of 1988. She loved to cook, fish, and to go camping in Swansboro, NC. She was preceded in death by eight sisters and one brother, a son, Lloyd, and daughter, Amber . She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Ralph Mitchell Sr., one son, Ralph Mitchell Jr, one grandson, Mitchell Miles, a sister, Dale Moore and a devoted brother-in-law, Lloyd (Monique) Marvin Mitchell. Also cherishing her memory are a host of nieces, two devoted niece, Belinda Beatty and Dianna Mosley, host of nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends. A special thanks to the caregivers, Wanda Hairston and Sandra Welch.