Billie Ann Mitchell

Billie Ann Mitchell, 78, died on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born in Willow Grove, Tenn., on Jan. 23, 1938, where she was one of eight children. Billies family moved to Cookeville due to the impoundment of Dale Hollow Lake and flooding of Willow Grove. She attended school in Cookeville and graduated from Cookeville High School in 1956 where she met the love of her life, her future husband, William (Billy) Mitchell. Following their marriage in 1961, they moved to Chattanooga and lived in the suburb of Hixson, Tenn., for 32 years. Billie was a loving wife, mother, homemaker, an artist and a talented seamstress. She enjoyed spending time on the lake with her family and working at Craft Castle. After her husbands retirement, they moved back to Cookeville, Tenn., where she loved spending time with her grandchildren, her new friends and gardening. Billie was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cookeville. Billie was preceded in death by her parents, Ezra and Eula Owens; and her siblings, Dee Owens, Ed Owens, Carolyn Hooks, Jerry Owens; and by a grandson, Mitchell Thomas Moore. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, William (Bill) Mitchell (whom she married Jan. 28, 1961, in Cookeville); her daughters, Melinda (Dennis) Meehan, of Franklin, Tenn., and Christy (Gary) Moore, of Chattanooga; her sisters, Opaline Jones, of Raleigh, N.C., Geraldine Flatt, of Cookeville, and Joyce (Stanley) Bullington, also of Cookeville. Her greatest loves were her grandsons, Will Meehan, Andrew Meehan, Sean Meehan and Jacob Moore. The family would like to thank the staff of Home Instead and Avalon Hospice, especially Brooke Rahner and Vicki Gottardy for their countless hours of service, caring and understanding. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors Tuesday from 11 a.m. until service time. Rev. Jimmie Simpson will officiate. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be dear family members and friends. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Alzheimers Tennessee at 1459 Interstate Drive, Suite 211, Cookeville, TN. Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. You may share your thoughts and memories at hhhfunerals.com