T. E. "Red" Mitchell, age 84, of Patton passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Providence Hospital in Waco. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday at Patton Baptist Church with Rev. Pat Cummings officiating. Interment will be in Crawford Cemetery. Visitation will be at Foss Funeral Home from 2 - 4 P.M. on Sunday. In lieu of flowers memorials may be in memory of Red to the charity of your choice. Mr. Mitchell was born August 24, 1929 in Patton, Texas. He was the son of John and Cornelia (McRae) Mitchell. He was married to Betty Chamblee on August 4, 1948 in Crawford. Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Patton Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters: Flora Bell Walsleben and Dorothy Dagley; three brothers Nathan Mitchell, Douglas Mitchell and Jake Mitchell. Survived by his loving wife of 65 years: Betty Mitchell of Patton, a sister: Mary Francis Deskins of Waco; one son: Rickey Mitchell, Sr. of Pearland; two grandsons: Rickey Mitchell, Jr. of Crawford and Alan Mitchell and wife Lindsay of Pearland; two great grandsons: Jacob Mitchell and Camden Mitchell; several nieces and nephews.