Joseph Mitchell

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Alameda Baptist Church, 8818 2nd St. in Albuquerque, NM. Pastor Mike Deets will officiate with interment at Sunset Memorial Park. Family will receive friends Tuesday, June 18, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, Roswell, NM. Joseph will also have a visitation at the Alameda Baptist Church, June 19, 2013 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Joseph passed away quietly in Roswell, NM on Sunday, June 16th, 2013. His wife of 63 years, Verily Beatrice Reeves preceded him in death in November of 2012. He leaves behind his children, Barbara E. Ware of Roswell, N.M., Joseph A Mitchell III of San Antonio, TX, and Chase Marie Mitchell who lives in Albuquerque, NM. The couple has 6 grandchildren, David Ware, Michael Ware, Katharine Mitchell, Shawn Mitchell, Tiffany Mitchell and Dakota Mitchell and four great granddaughters. He is also survived by his sister Jean Greer of Sweetwater, Texas.
Jack was born in Louise, TX in October of 1922. He began life as a farmers son living in many locations throughout Texas as his father searched for work during the depression. The family settled in West Texas in the town of Grandfalls. It was there, after he had just started his college studies at Texas Tech he answered the nations call and enlisted in the U.S Army Air Corps just after the December 7th bombing of Pearl Harbor. He became one of the first Radar technicians of World War II, serving on Saipan until the end of the war earning a Bronze Star. He attained the rank of Master Sergeant before his discharge after the end of the war.
Jack joined the Civil Aeronautics Administration which later became the Federal Aviation Administration in the late 1950s. He and his family traveled extensively through the southern United States installing the radar and communications equipment vital to our nations air traffic control system.

He settled in Albuquerque, N.M. in early 1963 with his family. As a devoted Christian he gave much of his spare time to the Alameda Baptist Church which later became the First Baptist Church of Alameda. You could find him on many Saturdays repairing anything that required it. He was responsible for many of the improvements at the church.

Jack had many different interests and hobbies in his life. He was an Amateur Radio Operator and as such was involved in getting messages back and forth from the survivors and their families as well as to the emergency personnel after the Alaskan Earthquake in the late 60s. He was an avid amateur photographer and loved to fish and camp.

Jack will be greatly missed by his loving children, grandchildren and great grandchildren as he was the rock of the family. You could always, always count on him for help. He leaves a hole in the family which will never be filled.

Visitation

LaGrone Funeral Chapel
900 South Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
57pm

Service

Funeral Service

Alameda Baptist ChurchH
8818 2nd St.
Albuquerque, NM  87114
Thursday, June 20, 2013
10:00A.M.

Cemetery

Sunset Gardens
Albuquerque, NM  87121