BEAVER, Okla. - John Leslie Mitchell, 87, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, in Midland, Texas.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Forgan with Wayne Moore officiating. Burial will be in Forgan Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service.

Mr. Mitchell was a former resident of Forgan. He was a 58-year-member of Forgan Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Ednal "Tiny" of Midland; two sons, Leslie Mitchell of Oklahoma City and Jim Mitchell of Beaver, Okla.; a daughter, Teresa Mitchell of Midland; two brothers, Lenos Mitchell of Duncan and Cecil Mitchell of Forgan; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2002