HAROLD CHAMBERLAIN MITCHELL, JR.
Harold Chamberlain Mitchell, Jr. (called "Hal"), b
August 14, 1921 in Falls County, Texas, d December 19, 1985 in Marlin and buried
in Hillcrest Cemetery there ‑ was a son of Harold Chamberlain and May (Sessions)
Mitchell. On August 31, 1946 in Marlin, Texas, Hal married Dorothy Katherine
Haug, b December 1, 1924 at Perry, Falls County, Texas ‑ a daughter of Leonard
and Alice (Eckert) Haug. They were the parents of three children:
James Rice Mitchell, b August 27, 1948 ‑ married May
3, 1969 in Mart, Texas to Janet Davis, b May 13, 1950 ‑ a daughter of Jim and
Rudine Davis of Mart. Jim and Janet have two children: Kimberly Kay Mitchell, b
November 7, 1972; and James Rice Mitchell, Jr., b June 31, 1976. Jim continues
as a farmer and rancher in Falls County, where he is Constable of Precinct 1 and
also serves as a Deputy to Sheriff Larry Pamplin.
Joan Mitchell, b September 13, 1954 in Marlin, Texas
‑ married July 22, 1973 to James Gerrard Palasota, b January 14, 1952 ‑ a son of
Sam and Frances (Roppolo) Palasota. They reside in Charlotte, North Carolina,
and have one daughter: Katherine Frances Palasota, b in September 1984 and named
for her two grandmothers.
Janice Mitchell, b July 22, 1958 ‑ is not married.
She works in Bryan, Texas, where she also resides.
Hal served in the U.S. Army during World War II ‑
with overseas duty in the European Theater of War. He was wounded at the Battle
of the Bulge, and received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star ‑ completing his
military service with the rank of First Lieutenant. He engaged in farming and
ranching in Falls County until ill health forced his retirement for several
years before his death. Dorothy is an accomplished seamstress, and is a member
of the Violet Club and a Flower Club in Marlin, where she continues to reside.
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granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this web page. “Families of Falls County”,
compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Department, p. 311.
