Obituary: Martha E. Mitchell
Martha left this earth on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to be with her husband, James, in Heaven. The song “Waiting on a Woman” comes to mind. James has been waiting on Martha for 371 days, making sure everything was just perfect for her.
Martha E. Mitchell was born in Tallaluh, Louisiana on March 16, 1938, to Gus Eaker and Gwen (Guinevere). She had a wonderful childhood with her two younger brothers, Donnie and Sonny.
Martha met James Mitchell in the late summer of 1958. They dated for only six weeks and were married in Tallulah, Louisiana at United Methodist Church on September 5, 1958. Their marriage lasted for 64 wonderful years. Their love was one for the story books. James once wrote a note for Martha that said “don’t tell me to do something. Ask me and I’ll give you the world.” Anyone who knew Martha and James knew that James worshipped the ground that Martha walked on. If Martha said she liked something, James would make sure she got it.
After Martha retired from Hunter Fan, she and James traveled the world. They visited places like the Holy Land where Martha rode a camel. After their traveling days were behind them, they fished in Sardis, where they would bring fish home to cook for their family and church community.
Martha was a member of Bolivar First Methodist Church. She was an active member of the Methodist Women. Martha enjoyed her Sunday school class and she and James took the “old” people out to eat and spend time with them.
Church services were Friday, July 25, 2025, at Bolivar First Methodist Church with Mark Templeton officiating. The burial was in Mitchell Family Cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar were in charge of professional arrangements.
Martha was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Moore Mitchell; three daughters, Debbie and Deborah Mitchell, and Shannon Maness; her parents, Gus and Gwen Eaker; and one brother, Donnie Eaker.
Martha leaves behind two daughters, Sandra Mitchell of Bolivar and Jane Hubbard (Mike) of Bolivar; four grandchildren, Jamie Cruz (Mario) of Milan, Jonathan Hubbard (Savannah) of Bolivar, Rachel Maness of Corinth, and Leigh Ann Gurien (Zeek) of Memphis; seven great grandchildren, Bianca Cruz, Annabelle Hubbard, Eli Cruz, Melanie Hubbard, Owen Hubbard, Reed Hubbard, and Odd Lee Gurien; and one brother, Sonny Eaker (Libby) of Newnan, Georgia. Memorial contributions in her name may be sent to Bolivar First Methodist Church.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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