Johnathan Mitchell Obituary (1981 - 2014)

On May 23rd 2014 John passed away at his home in Morganfield Kentucky. John was born In St George, Utah at 7:07 am on July 22, 1981 to Janice Helen and James Ross Mitchell. John Mitchell grew up in Cedar City and Enoch Utah the second of four brothers. As children the "brothers" were virtually inseparable, and while they had a wide circle of friends, the brothers were always each others best friends. John loved anything to do with the cars, motorcycles and the outdoors, he loved to fish, was an avid hunter and a lifetime member of the NRA. We all have fond memories of hours in the garage working on Johns latest projects. After high school John worked in Cedar City and St. George and then in 2001 enlisted in the US Army and was trained at Ft. Sam Houston as a Combat Medic and then assigned to the 1st/16th "Iron Rangers" Regiment. Johns unit was deployed to Ramadi Iraq in September 2003 to relieve the 82nd Airborne, they spent the next twelve months in the heat of some of the fiercest action of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The injuries John suffered there eventually cost him his life. John never regretted his choice to enlist and only regretted that his injuries restricted his ability to enjoy his favorite pastimes. John was fiercely patriotic and loved his country second only to his family, especially his nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Donna T. Mitchell (Jackson), James Robert Mitchell and Step "Grampa" Wayne G. Jackson of Cedar City. And Helen Wittwer and Charles Wayne Sprague of Las Vegas, and his nephew Zachary James Mitchell. John is survived by his parents Jim and Janice of Sturgis, KY; his three brothers James Wayne Mitchell of Phoenix, AZ; Jason Robert (Kiri) Mitchell, Jared Thomas (Melissa) Mitchell, nieces Alexis, Devin, Karalee and a nephew Jaxton all of Cedar City, UT; as well as a close nit extended family of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and friends too numerous to count. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Homestead Ward Building (1390 E Midvalley Rd, Enoch, UT). Viewings will be held Friday, May 30th from 6-8:00 pm at Southern Utah Mortuary (190 N 300 W, Cedar City, UT) and Saturday, May 31st from 9:30-10:30 am at the church. Interment will be in the Enoch Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.