Mitchell T. Smith

Mr. Mitchell T. Smith, 66,  of Mount Gilead, NC died Wednesday, November 6, 2013.  Funeral service will be Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Leah Levin Auditorium, 102 S. School Street (Mt. Gilead Elementary School), Mt. Gilead, NC.  Burial will be in the Oakboro City Cemetery, Oakboro, NC.

He was a Stanly County native, a graduate of Albemarle High School and Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC.  Mitchell was an educator, having taught at Oakboro Elementary School,  taught and coached at Highland Elementary School, Mt. Gilead and retired at West Middle School, Mt. Gilead.  He was a die hard Washington Redskins Fan also.

He was a son of the late Claymon Smith, Sr., and Lola Vene Broadway Smith.

Survivors include his wife, Peggie H. Smith; his children; Phyllis Smith, Mitchell Smith, Jr., Crissy Currie  and Crystal Oliver; one sister, Bertha Burris (Samuel) and two brothers; Donald R. Smith and Tony Smith; 8 grandchildren, sisters-in-law,  Dora L. Harris of Mt. Gilead, NC, and Shirley Townsend of High Point, NC, and  brothers-in-law, Hubert Harris of Mt. Gilead, NC and Winfred Harris of Troy, NC.

Public vewing will be at Harris Funeral Home on Friday, November 15, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. until 7 p.m.  and one hour prior to the funeral at the school.  Repast will be served at McAuley Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Hwy 109 S., Mt. Gilead, after the burial.