Manford Mitchell
October 29, 2019
Manford Mitchell, 94, Retired Internal Revenue Service Group Supervisor, Retired State of Kansas Auditor, Retired Beall & Mitchell LLC Bookkeeper, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Rosary will be at 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Monday, November 4, 2019, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Manford was a WWII Veteran and a Purple Heart Recipient. Preceded in death by his wife, Rita “Marcella” Mitchell; parents, Amiel and Helene Vivian Mitchell; daughter, Ann Mitchell. Survived by his sons, Tim (Alice) Mitchell of McDonaugh, GA, Mark (Sally) Mitchell, Patrick (Debbie) Mitchell; daughter, Mary M. (Jim) Jones, all of Wichita; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with: St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.
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Rest Manford, until you hear at dawn, the low, clear reveille of God. Thank you for your service to this nation.
To the entire Mitchell family: Manford was my supervisor for several years in the 70’s during my IRS career. He was my “favorite” supervisor. He had a way of chewing you out when you’d done wrong, and making you like it! He reminded me so much of my own dad; compassionate, fair, smart, and forgiving. God bless him for his combat service during WW II, and may his soul rest in the peace that he so deserves. My prayers are with him and the family. I have truly missed him since he retired and thought of him often, hoping that his retired life was full of content and happiness. Farewell, my favorite.
I’m very sorry to hear about Manford. He was my very first supervisor at the IRS when I came on board and I still thought about him occasionally . I’ve now been retired myself over 20 years and he was certainly one of the best the managers I had throughout my career. I thought of him as a manager’s manager. As a young agent and not experienced, he just let me do my job but was always there to guide me and push me in the right direction when I asked for it or when I needed it. I didn’t see his obituary until the Sunday’s paper and I’m sorry I couldn’t be there for his rosary or funeral due to other commitments. Richard Uhrich
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.