Billy L. Mitchell

Billy L. Mitchell, 89, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023, at The Heritage in Corbin, Kentucky.
Born December 14, 1934, in Knox County, Kentucky, Billy was the son of the late John F. and Rachel Ann Mitchell.
Billy began serving the Lord at the age of 15 as a pastor. Since 1955 up until the last few months of 2023, he was the pastor of Briar Creek Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
In addition to his father and mother, Billy was preceded in death by all his siblings: Ola Mitchell, Arthur Mitchell, Murrell Mitchell, Helen Mitchell, Luster Mitchell, Kenneth Mitchell, Willard Mitchell, Irene Foley, Roy Mitchell, and Ted Mitchell; three sisters-in-law: Opal Mitchell, Henriann Mitchell, and Heidi Mitchell; and brother-in-law, Arnold Foley.
He is survived by several nephews, nieces, his church family, his Huddle House friends in Williamsburg, and three special friends: Grant Kinksiek, Miguel Reis, and Buddy Kidd.
Loved by his family and friends, Billy will be deeply missed.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, December 28, at Briar Creek Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Kentucky, with Mike Wilson and Sam Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in Hart Cemetery in Corbin, Kentucky, with family serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30 – 3 P.M. Thursday.
Hart Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.