Marie D. Mitchell, 93, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November, 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late John J. Mitchell, Jr. who died in 2006. Born in Woodridge, VA, she was the daughter of the late Brady Lee and Catherine P. Wolfe Davis.
Marie was an area resident all her life and a 1935 graduate of the Coatesville High School. Later, she was employed at the Coatesville Senior High School as a librarian. She was a member of Our Lady of Consolation Church in Parkesburg.
She is survived by four daughters; Cynthia M. Fitz of Sadsburyville, JoAnne M. Dugle wife of William of Hilton Head, S.C., Marcia M. Vapniarek wife of Thomas of Arlington, VA and Susan M. Gill of Chesapeake City, MD; four grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one sister Alice Clark of Hilton Head, SC. She was preceded in death by two siblings; Pauline Irwin and George Davis.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. from Our Lady of Consolation Church, 603 W. Second Ave. Parkesburg, Pa. 19365 followed by interment at the Parkesburg Catholic Cemetery. Friends and family are also invited to attend the viewing at the church on Thursday morning from 10 until 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Church at the above address.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com