James Lee Mitchell
(February 17, 1934 - January 21, 2014)

James Lee Mitchell, 79, of Huntington, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 from the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. He was born February 17, 1934, in Mount Gay, Logan, WV, a son of the late Samuel Albert and Eunice Farley Mitchell. Jim was a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired architect with the State of West Virginia, and was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. He retired from the state board of health (OHFLAC) as Staff Architect and Program Administrator. James was a 1959 graduate of Marshall College, and developed a love for architecture from the guidance of William R. Frampton, who taught and mentored and encouraged him to sit for his licensing exam. He practiced with several firms in Huntington, and Kentucky. In his earlier years he was involved with youth sports in this area having served on youth league boards as well as coaching. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Maria E. and Shaun Sizemore of Harleysville, PA; three sons and daughters-in-law, James A. and Pam Mitchell of Barboursville, John M. and Kelley Mitchell of Gainesville, GA, and Phillip L. and Kim Mitchell of Proctorville, OH; a brother, Samuel Eugene Mitchell of Hurricane, WV; 17 grandchildren; the mother of his children, Nancy Ellen Mitchell; and two nieces, Rosemary Watters of Hurricane, and Carolyn Fellows of Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in the chapel with Dr. Allen Reasons and Rev. Hubert Harvey officiating. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Donations would be appreciated for the youth ministries at Fifth Ave. Baptist Church or Lewis memorial Baptist Church. Friends may visit the family, Saturday, after 12:30 pm at the church.