The funeral service for Fred LeRoy Mitchell, 85 year-old Enid resident will be 2:00PM Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in the Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Don Tines will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Fred was born October 30, 1929 in Enid to William and Evelyn (Gant) Mitchell and died peacefully in his home Wednesday ,September 2, 2015. After his schooling he enlisted in the united States Army and served his country in the Korean War. After his service, he returned to Enid and began working for Enid Ice Company for several years. Later he went to work with the George E. Failing Company as an assemblyman until his retirement in 1987.

In his spare time he enjoyed helping his friends and neighbors with anything he could….be it welding, fixing a lawn-mower….anything they might need.

He is survived by his son Bruce L. Mitchell of the home, one grandson Clint Wilhelm, and one brother, Robert Mitchell of Seattle, WA.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ethel, two sons; Terry and Jerry, one sister Delores, and two brothers Jack and Don.

Condolences may be made to the family online at www.enidwecare.com