James P. Mitchell, Jr.

June 6, 1930 – October 8, 2022

James P. Mitchell, Jr., 92, of Brinson, GA, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Brinson Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Crapps and Rev. Ellis Harwick officiating.  A private interment will be held at Brinson Cemetery with his grandsons serving as active pallbearers.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to Brinson Cemetery Fund, PO Box 693, Brinson, GA 39825 or Agape Care Group, C/O Serenity Gives Foundation, 1111 A Hillcrest Parkway, Dublin, GA 31021.

James Powell Mitchell, Jr. was born June 6, 1930, in Jakin, GA, the son of James, Sr. & Naomi Carter Mitchell. He was a graduate of Brinson High School, Class of 1949. James proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, retiring with 22 years. He married Nell Cobb in 1977, and life took on new meaning. He was a member of Brinson Baptist Church.

Quiet and humble, a man’s man, strong in his faith, James did not boast or brag and treated everyone equally. He had quite a distinguished military career but preferred not to make a big deal about it. In fact, some commendations and medals were recently discovered that he never spoke of.

Brinson was home, the hub of family, for James. His first trip outside of “home” was upon his enlistment in the USAF. The world became his oyster; he traveled the globe taking in the sights & sounds for decades. His mind was a steel trap and always looking for solutions to problems he encountered. James was an inventor and held patents for inventions like a missile dolly and machinery that picked up downed fighter jets among others. Again, no big deal.

His military retirement was a decision he made out of love for his family. James couldn’t bear the thought of being deployed to Germany with a daughter headed to college. Family was first. He continued to work the cogs of his mind in residential construction noting the importance of the slightest details.

The inventor, the family protector, the outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing on “the Creek” was the same man spoiled rotten by the love of his life, Nell. (Word is Nell didn’t know James was pretty self-sufficient when she met him. Another one of those stories he didn’t speak much of.) He was the living example of “do right” and love your people.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Nell Cobb Mitchell; his children, Gail (Jerry) Tack of Bradenton, FL, Lisa (Thom) DaSilva of Brinson, GA, Kathy (Gary) Shierling of Ft. Myers, FL, Susan Brock of Brinson, and Denise (Ricky) Cutts of Dothan, AL; his grandchildren, Shana Schmitz, Alexa Tack, Sara DaSilva & Jacob, Aaron & Erin DaSilva, Zach & Amanda Brock, Cannon & Jenna Shierling, Sloan Shierling & Amber, Tyler Cutts, and Kaylee & Kaleb Cubbage; his twelve great-grandchildren; his siblings Ed Mitchell, Harold Mitchell and his wife, Gloria, Joe Mitchell, and Earl Mitchell and his wife, Jennie; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his siblings, Edna Jackson, Edith Storey, and Annie Mitchell; and his brothers & sisters-in-law, Fran Mitchell, Ann Mitchell, Robert Jackson, and George Storey.

Bryant Funeral Home, located at 105 N. Florida Street, is assisting the family with arrangements. (229-246-3321)