Dwayne "Sleepy" Mitchell

Mr. Dwayne "Sleepy" Mitchell, 61, of Union City died Friday, December 18, 2020, at his home.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Also on Wednesday from noon until 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

We do ask that you wear a mask for the visitation and services.

God made a house call on December 18, 2020 and called his child home, saying “Well done thy good and faithful servant; come take your rest, your earthly deeds are done.” The son of the late Mr. Noble Mitchell, Jr. and Mrs. Booker Lee Morris Mitchell. He attended Mile High School and Union City High School. He was employed by Baker Brothers at one time and was also a member of the 913th Engineering Company for 14yrs. After his accident in 1992, soon after, he retired in 1994 then he spent two years in the hospital and was discharged home for the past 26 years.

He received the freedom Team Salute Certificate of Appreciation for his service to the nation as a soldier in the United States Army for during Iraq Desert Storm.

He leaves to celebrate his life: three sisters: Diane Eskew, Linda and Brenda, all of Union, Tennessee; four children: Yolanda (Jeffrey) Bowdry, Ebony (Lee) Kelly of Germantown, Mississippi, Sheena Mitchell, Noble (Ashley) of Tupelo, Mississippi; twenty- three grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; one brother; and one grandchild.

Rawls Funeral Home - Union City 731-885-8110