Rachel Lemaster Mitchell

Mrs. Rachel LeMaster Mitchell, 82, widow of Claude M. Mitchell, Jr., was granted her angel's wings February 14, 2019 at Carrington Place in Matthews NC. Mrs. Mitchell was born May 3, 1936 in Spartanburg. She attended Union High School but graduated from Spartanburg High School. In May of 1954 she married Claude M Mitchell Jr. of Union. As a young couple, they moved to Washington and then back to SC. Mrs. Mitchell worked as a Medical Transcriptionist at Wallace Thompson Hospital in Union and later for several private practices in the Charlotte area. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2007. Since the passing of her husband in 2014, she resided in the Charlotte area at Charlotte Square and lastly at Carrington Place. Surviving are a son, Claude M Mitchell III of Matthews NC and a daughter, Krystine Mitchell Hughes of Broomfield CO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. David Bauknight. Burial will be in the church cemetery.