Betty Howe Mitchell

Springfield- Betty Howe Mitchell, 76, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at St. Joseph's Hospital from complications of the flu.

She was born on May 18, 1941 in Lackawanna, NY to Gene and Dora Howe.

Betty grew up in Kane, PA before marrying Richard Mitchell and moving to Bolivar, NY. She worked as a housekeeper while her childen were younger and then as a cafeteria/school aide at the Bolivar-Richburg School for 30 years. After retirement, she began to spend winters in Springfield, Georgia where she developed many new friendships and attended the Fellowship Bible Church. She continued to spend summers in New York at the Sunny Hill Campground.

Betty enjoyed gardening, road trips, watching birds at the feeder and in Georgia, watching and feeding the neighbor's goats. She loved her family and her pets, Lexy and Calli.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Mitchell; children, Timothy Mitchell (Julie), Aimee Miller (Steve) and Tracey Mitchell (John); grandchildren, Jessica, Justin, Tawny, Teal, Caitlin, Connor, Zac, Kelsey, Ryan, and Alyssa; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Rodgers (Lee) and Kathy Critzer (Bill); two brothers, Charles Howe (Mary Anne) and Curt Howe (Judy); two sisters-in-law, Rachael Jackson (Victor) and Millie Blauvelt (Bill); brother-in-law, Chestley Mitchell (Letha); and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial Service will be held at a later date in New York.

Remembrances: SPCA-Allegany, 1374 NY-19, Wellsville, NY 14895 or Humane Society of the United States, Dept.: Memorial Donations, 1255 23rd St. NW, Suite 450, Washington DC 20037.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel (912) 754-6421.