Roland S. Mitcham's Obituary
Funeral services for Roland S. Mitcham, 92, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville with Bro. Walter Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Evans Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Wednesday, October 29th, from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and on Thursday, October 30th from 8:00 a.m. until service time in the funeral home.
Roland, the son of William Hebert and Ladel Perkins Mitcham, was born February 10, 1922, in Evans, LA. He passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in Leesville, LA.
Mr. Mitcham served at Pearl Harbor during World War II. He served on the Vernon Parish School Board for eighteen years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Nona Thompson Mitcham; daughter, Bobbie Smith and brothers, W. H. Mitcham, Jr., Earl Mitcham and John M. Mitcham.
He is survived by his daughter, Maxine & Jimmie Dale Smith of Evans; brother, Garth Mitcham of Fannett, TX; sister, Nellie Rose & Jack Stevens of Austin, TX; grandchildren, Clifford Dale Smith & Debbie, Charles Arnold Jr., & Dawn, Chad Arnold and Angie & Frank Bonner and a host of other family and friends.
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