Addie Stabler Mitchell

Addie Stabler Mitchell, Ph.D., retired professor of English and director of the reading center at Morehouse College in Atlanta from 1954-1987, was born on May 22, 1918, and transitioned to her heavenly reward on Holy Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

The immediate family includes her sister, Ardella Stabler Jennings; her daughter, Edwina Mitchell Stanley, Ed.D.; three grandchildren, LaTonya Mitchell, Quentin Stanley (wife, Kimberly), and Nakisha Stanley; two nieces, Utamu Onaje and Carletta Jennings Sutton (husband, Michael); and two great-grandchildren, Zachary Stanley and Chloe Stanley.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 19 from 5-7 p.m. at Mt. Raymond Full Gospel Baptist Church in Palmetto, Florida. The funeral service will be held Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m. on the campus of Morehouse College in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Dr. Addie S. Mitchell Memorial Education Fund, P.O. Box 1448, Bradenton, FL 34206.

Services entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, Sarasota, Florida, and Carl M. Williams, Funeral Director, Atlanta.