Dr. Ivor Sydney Mitchell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ivor S. Mitchell, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, passed away in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Dr. Mitchell was born on September 10, 1940, in Guyana and migrated to the United States to further his education. He attended the University of Oregon where he received a B.S. in Economics and an M.B.A. in Marketing. He subsequently earned his Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Georgia. Dr. Mitchell served as an Associate Professor at Jackson State University and at Florida State University before accepting the Christine McEachern Smith Chair as Distinguished Professor of Marketing and International Business at Clark Atlanta University in 1984. Dr. Mitchell was also awarded Fulbright Fellowships to the University of Benin in Nigeria, and to the University of Guyana. He served as an associate professor at Clark Atlanta University until his passing. The memorial service for Dr. Mitchell will be held on Saturday, July 8 at the Columbia United Methodist Church, 2067 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Ga. A memorial service in Tallahassee is 1:00 PM, Monday, July 10, 2017, at Abbey Funeral Home, with burial at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. Professor Mitchell is survived by his daughters Karen Alison Mitchell and Carlotta Andrea Mitchell, grandchildren Ben and Elona Jones, brother, Horace Mitchell and his wife Marjorie, brother Earl Mitchell and his wife Barbara, sister Glenda Estwick, and son-in-law Major Jones. Dr. Mitchell was predeceased by his youngest daughter Ivola Davida Mitchell-Jones. Also mourning his loss are Dr. Ivy Bakker-Mitchell, Lauran Mitchell his devoted niece, Esmia Thomas his great niece, devoted friend Neil Wray, and numerous relatives, friends, loved ones, and colleagues in Guyana, England, and the U.S.A. Online condolences may be expressed at www.abbeyfh.com.

Dr. Ivor Sydney Mitchell

September 10, 1940 - June 25, 2017