Sterling C. Mitchell

CHARLESTON, IL – Sterling Clifford Mitchell, age 76, passed away at his rural Charleston home on Friday, November 10, 2017. His family will host a memorial service honoring and celebrating his life at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Charleston VFW located at 1821 20th Street.

Sterling was born December 23, 1940 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, a son of the late Sterling B. and Katie (Whitt) Mitchell. He is survived by his children which include Sterling Glen Mitchell and wife Heidi, Jan Rhoden and husband Chuck, Judy Gross and husband Jerry, Angela Brooks and husband Jesse, Jewel Highland, Sterling Mitchell, Jr. and wife Lisa, Rodney Mitchell, and Sterling Lowell Mitchell and wife Tonda; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a brother, Joel Mitchell; and two sisters, Peggy Eubank and husband Mark and Patsy Lybarger.

Sterling was a life-long trucker and formerly drove for NFI. He was a fan of John Wayne and western movies, and a collector of Coca-Cola memorabilia and coins.

His cremated body will be returned to Tennessee, the place he called home, to be laid to rest near other family members.

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