Dr. Addie Stabler Mitchell

Addie Stabler Mitchell, Ph.D., retired Professor of English and Director of the Reading Center at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1954-1987, was born on May 22, 1918, and transitioned to her heavenly reward on Holy Tuesday, April 11, 2017. 

The immediate family includes: her sister, Ardella Stabler Jennings; her daughter, Edwina Mitchell Stanley, Ed.D.; three grandchildren, LaTonya Mitchell, Quentin Stanley (wife, Kimberly), and Nakisha Stanley; two nieces, Utamu Onaje and Carletta Jennings Sutton (husband, Michael); and two great-grandchildren, Zachary Stanley and Chloe Stanley. 

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. at Mt. Raymond Full Gospel Baptist Church in Palmetto, Florida.

The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 1 p.m. on the campus of Morehouse College in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.  

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: Dr. Addie S. Mitchell Memorial Education Fund, P.O. Box 1448, Bradenton, FL 34206. Services entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, Sarasota, Florida and Carl M. Williams, Funeral Director, Atlanta, Georgia.

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