Raymond Leo Mitchell

Funeral services, celebrating the life of Raymond L. “Ray” Mitchell, 68, of Pickerington, will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of The Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Steve Merold as celebrant. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Violet Township Cemetery, Pickerington. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening, August 18, from 6 until 8 p.m., and again on Friday morning from 10:00 a.m. until time of the services at the funeral home, 285 East Main St. (US Rt #40) in Kirkersville.

Ray passed away Saturday August 13, 2022, following a fall he suffered on July 11, 2022. He was born March 21, 1954, in St. Charles, MO., the son of the late Raymond J. and Norma Jean Wooff Mitchell. He was a graduate of Walnut Ridge H.S., class of 1972, Columbus State Community College in 1979, and served honorably in the US Air Force. He retired after 36 years with the U.S. Postal Service.

He was a member of the American Legion Post #283, Pickerington, and was a member of the honor guard; Amvets, Vietnam Veterans, Millersport Lions Club and a former member of the Masonic Lodge at Whitehall, and Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus. He attended Outville Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife Lisa (Toland) Mitchell, his brother Dennis (Sharon) Mitchell, his sisters Lisa (Sheri) and Kimberly; brother-in-law Randy (Brenda) Toland; several nieces and nephews; and his canine companion Delta.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his nephew John Newland, Jr.

The family prefers that memorial contributions be directed to either the Corvair Preservation Foundation at P.O. Box 68, Long Lake, MN 55356, or the Outville Presbyterian Church Bell Choir; 6463 Outville Rd, Pataskala, Ohio 43062.