Rev. Hoyt Dewitt Mitchell, age 86, of Summerville, GA, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Mitchell was born June 2, 1924 in Summerville, GA, son of the late Bosi Manti and Ada Jones Mitchell . Mr. Mitchell was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, and prior to his retirement, he was self-employed as a carpenter. He was a member of the Berryton Church of God.

Survivors include his wife, Eula Louis Ivey Mitchell; sons, Scott Mitchell, Anthony Mitchell, and John Hoyt Mitchell; daughter, Mary Jane Brown; 6 Grandchildren; 6 Great-grandchildren; and 2 Great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from the chapel of Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Cox and Rev. Billy Wright officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be William Brown, Beauregard Biddy, Arthur Brown, Gene Cavin, Ricky VanPelt.

Mr. Mitchell will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday.