Charles "Bo" Robert Mitchell
December 16, 1924 ~ August 26, 2017
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Charles “Bo” Robert Mitchell, 92, of Asheville, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Mission Hospital.
Born in Buncombe County to the late Charles G. and Daisy Marie Brown Mitchell, he was a mail carrier with the US Postal Service, a veteran of the US Navy and a member of Crosspoint Community Church. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his wife, Frances Bollinger Mitchell; daughter, Janet Lee Mitchell; son-in-law, Wayne Burns and siblings, William and Harry Mitchell, Ruth Fleck, Jane Beeson and nephew, Jack Bollinger.
Survivors include daughter, Susan M. Burns of Jonesborough, TN; sister, Doris Pollock of Myrtle Beach, SC; nephews, Ronnie, Bob, Jimmy and Bruce Bollinger, Mike and Andy Beeson and Bryan Fruend; nieces, Dawn Hess, Kelly Laney, Ann Meechie, Jessica and Diane Fruend, Susan Barbara and Deborah Bollinger.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Groce Funeral Home on Tunnel Road. Revs. Barry Fisher and Earl Jones will officiate and burial will follow in Drexel Memorial Park. Pallbearers serving will be Bryan and Mark Freund, Rick Richards, David Young, Mike and Andy Beeson.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
After the service, the family invites friends to the Fruend home, 1281 Old NC 18, Morganton, NC.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Crosspoint Community Church, 119 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC, 28801, or to Morningside Baptist Church, 14 Mineral Springs Rd., Asheville, NC, 28805.
Charles was a great man, whose life touched many! He will be missed! I am praying for the family!
Charles was a very caring man with great faith that was an inspiration to everyone who knew him. I am really going to miss his sense of humor and getting my ‘Charles hug’ every Sunday. He taught us all how important it is to keep going and enjoy life, with our eyes on heaven!
Remembering ‘Bo’s’wonderful gentle soul will forever remain in our hearts. Thoughts and prayers Susan and family.
Anthony and I have known Charles all our lives. Our parents were best friends and Susan is a sister. There is a hole in my heart. He will be missed. Prayers and lots of love are with the family.
Bo was a gentle, thoughtful, kind and very spiritual man – a blessing to all who were fortunate enough to have met him. I was blessed to have him as a brother in law – he treated me as though I belonged to the family from the first time Harry introduced me to him. I loved him dearly & have no doubt where he is now.. reunited with his beloved Fran, daughter Janet and all the others in the family who went on before him. He will be missed .
My prayers and my love to Doris and all the family .
Mr. Charles was a super star to this family. Wasn’t around him near as much as we would have liked to be, but in the few years we’ve known him he was truly a blessing to be with. He has a wonderful daughter and she has that same sweet and kind voice as Mr. Charles. I can just hear him say ‘ IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE ME NOW’ . I will remember the last dinner we had together, as always you out smarted us girls, Susan and I. Prayers for your sweet Susan and family
Mr. Mitchell… quite the inspiration… just like his daughter, Susan. His gentle smile, quick wit, and encouraging words will be missed.
Bo was the first neighbor I met when I moved here 40 years ago. He was always so thoughtful, loving, and caring in the neighborhood. We enjoyed celebrating God’s goodness toward us and shared many good laughs. I will really miss my dear friend, but rejoice in his victory.
Susan, I could not let this time go buy without telling you how much your dad and mother influenced my life as I was growing up in Cumberland Ave. Baptist Church. Many times I would see them after I married and left the church and they still remembered me and gave their love to me. I am sure they have many crowns waiting for them there. God be with you.
No was like a second dad to me. From the first time I met them, he and Frances made me feel like family. Such a sweet man. I will miss him.