Violet E. Mitchell, 97, of Newton, died Monday (April 10, 2017) at Asbury Park in Newton.
She was born on December 3, 1919 in Newton, the daughter of E. Warren and Flora Anderson Creglow. A lifelong resident of Newton, Violet graduated from Newton High School.
Violet married Harley Mitchell on September 17, 1950 in Newton. He died on April 16, 1995.
She was a longtime member of the New Life Assembly of God Church. Violet enjoyed playing the organ in churches in Wichita and Newton.
Survivors include her daughter Cheryl Warashina of Wichita; nephews Dale Sump of Newton and Steve Mitchell of Phillips, Maine; and niece Marcia Mitchell of Hinsdale, Massachusetts.
Violet is preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister Helen Sump; and son-in-law Jim Warashina.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday (April 17, 2017) at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Newton. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
The casket will be open at the church at 1:00 P.M. on Monday.
A memorial has been established with the New Life Assembly of God Church and Good Shepherd Hospice. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.