William D. "Bill" Mitchell, 80 of Columbus passed away Saturday March 11,2017 at 12:55 a.m. at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana inpatient facility after a short battle with cancer.

Born January 17, 1937 in Columbus Bill was the son of William and
Mildred Mitchell. He married Shirley Hendrickson December 27, 1957
and she survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Beth Ann (Kevin) Noblitt of Columbus;brothers, Donald Payne of Elizabethtown, John Mitchell of Mishawaka and David Michael Mitchell of Greensburg and a sister, Mary Jane Trant of
Jacksonville, Florida.

Bill graduated from Clifford High School in 1956. He was captain of the high school basketball team his senior year.

He was a former member of Clifford Christian Church and New Hope
Christian Church.

He retired from Cummins Engine Company after 30 years of service.
After retirement he worked for Armuth Farm Service, GTR Industries and Gene Nolan Racing.

Bill enjoyed gardening and traveling. He and Shirley traveled to 49 of the United States. A lot of their travel involved racing with their grandson Jordan Hunter Noblitt.

Bill's biggest enjoyment in life was being involved in Jordan's racing career from the time Jordan was 7 until his death at the age of 22.

Bill had a fun sense of humor and that will be missed

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Sara Jean
Ray; in-laws, Pat and Alice Hendrickson and grandson Jordan Hunter
Noblitt.

Calling will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday March 15, 2017. There will also be an hour of calling prior to service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Hospice of South Central
Indiana or Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery.