Homer E. Mitchell Jr.

Homer E. Mitchell Jr., 74, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed from this life to be with our Lord on April 9, 2018.

He was born on Dec. 9, 1943, in Huntington, W.Va., to the late Homer E. Sr. and Roberta Mitchell. Homer enjoyed spending family time on the lake in the family boat “Our Gang II,” riding his Harley-Davidson and driving his Chevy SSR. He served in the United States Army and was a decorated Vietnam veteran as a staff sergeant with the 1st Air Cavalry Division and a recipient of a Purple Heart.

Homer is also preceded in death by his sister, Julie Sconyers.

He is survived by his wife of

56 years, Gloria Mitchell; three children, Carrie Varnell (Skip), Jenny Keller (Aaron), Denise Cagle; nine grandchildren, Zac, Brittney, Michele, Megan, Matthew, Reed, Hunter, Sadie, Seth; four great-grandchildren, Adysenn, Aubree, Olivia, Ellie; two sisters, Judy Mitchell, Barbara Wright (Ken); and a host of other family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, his family has asked for donations to be made to the Arkansas State Police Association, 5702 Dreher Lane No. 2, Little Rock, AR

72209, 501-666-2772. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to A Natural State Funeral Service in Jacksonville, Ark. Homer’s online guestbook is available at http://www. anaturalstatefuneralservice.com.