Gregory M. Mitchell's Obituary
Gregory M. Mitchell, 76, of Millsboro passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023. He was the son of the late Rowland (Steamer) and Sara Mitchell of Millsboro. Greg retired from DNREC in 2002 after 30 years of service.
Greg’s passion was go carts, dirt track racing and Nascar. He owned several different dirt track race cars over the years.
He also loved the outdoors which included fishing, the beach, gardening, sitting on his deck watching birds on the feeder, and spending time at the Outer Banks. He enjoyed watching all types of sports on TV, telling funny stories, music, monthly luncheons with his high school classmates, and his pet cat, Chip.
Greg was a man of loyalty and integrity and loved his family and friends. He passed his passions and hobbies to his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his life partner, Karen Widen; his children, Zac Mitchell (Bri) of Minnesota; Sara Irvin (Wardell) of Georgia; Seth Mitchell (Julie) of California, and Kaycee Widen of Millsboro, as well as seven grandchildren: Max Waters, Maya and Alayna Irvin, Ronan and Iris Mitchell, Kailey Johnson, and Amina Green. He is also survived by his brother Jeff Mitchell (Sherry) of Millsboro, niece Mallori Roy (Jamie) and great-niece Eden Roy of Millsboro.
In honor of Greg’s memory, Karen kindly requests family and friends to send a favorite memory of Greg to her email address [email protected]. These memories will be compiled into a memorial album for his family to cherish. He will be deeply missed and remembered.
A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Watson Funeral Home & Crematorium, 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro, DE 19966. Friends may pay their respects from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be to Beebe Medical Foundation, 902 Savannah Rd, Lewes, DE 19958 RE: South Coastal Cancer Center or beebehealthcare.org/donate or American Cancer Society, PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 https://www.cancer.org/donate
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