Share William L. Mitchell's obituary with others.
Invite friends and family to read the obituary and add memories.
Stay updated
We'll notify you when service details or new memories are added.
You're now following this obituary
We'll email you when there are updates.
Please select what you would like included for printing:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF William L. Mitchell
William L.
Mitchell
August 13, 1924 – March 18, 2006
William L. Mitchell's Obituary
William L. "Bill" Mitchell, 81, died March 18, 2006, at Hutchinson Hospital.
He was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Hutchinson, the son of Homer and Addie Painter Mitchell. He graduated in 1942, from Hutchinson High School, attended Hu-tchinson Co-mmunity College and graduated from the University of Kansas and the University of Michigan School of Law. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he practiced law in Hutchinson and served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1957 to 1962. He was Speaker of the Kansas House from 1960 to 1962, and from 1963 to 1968, he chaired the Kansas Corporation Commission.
He belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
On Dec. 14, 1956, he married Norma Gaulding in Hutchinson. She survives.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Derenda Mitchell Valerius, Topeka, and Mollie Mitchell, Olathe; and four grandchildren, Margaret, Madeline, and Lawrence Meier, and William Mitchell Valerius.
Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Nick Warner presiding. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Trinity United Methodist Church or to Hutchinson Community College Endowment Association, both in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.
He was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Hutchinson, the son of Homer and Addie Painter Mitchell. He graduated in 1942, from Hutchinson High School, attended Hu-tchinson Co-mmunity College and graduated from the University of Kansas and the University of Michigan School of Law. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, he practiced law in Hutchinson and served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1957 to 1962. He was Speaker of the Kansas House from 1960 to 1962, and from 1963 to 1968, he chaired the Kansas Corporation Commission.
He belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
On Dec. 14, 1956, he married Norma Gaulding in Hutchinson. She survives.
Other survivors include: two daughters, Derenda Mitchell Valerius, Topeka, and Mollie Mitchell, Olathe; and four grandchildren, Margaret, Madeline, and Lawrence Meier, and William Mitchell Valerius.
Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Nick Warner presiding. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Trinity United Methodist Church or to Hutchinson Community College Endowment Association, both in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.
To order memorial trees in memory of William L. Mitchell, please visit our tree store.
William L. Mitchell's Guestbook
Visits: 0
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors