07/17/2026
Tommy Lewis Mitchell
December 17, 1946 ~ July 15, 2026
Tommy Lewis Mitchell, 79 years old, of Shirley, Indiana, departed this life at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana, on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026.
Tommy was born on Tuesday December 17th, 1946, to Jonas Mitchell and Plinia (Russell) Mitchell of Hazard, Kentucky. He attended Hazard High School.
After high school in 1965, he moved to Southern Indiana. In 1968 he married his sweetheart and the love of his life, Janet Mason of Indianapolis, Indiana.
They celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, November 12, 2025.
Tommy was employed as a tree trimmer and did the very dangerous job of trimming trees for others' safety. He did this until he retired in 2009. After retirement he took time to slow down to enjoy the nature around him. He was an animal lover. Some of his fondest and most enjoyable memories were days spent outside watching birds. His fur babies, dog Tinker and cat Buttons, will miss him immensely.
Tommy enjoyed fishing, watching stock car racing, and listening to music from the 60s and 70s. He loved good home-cooked biscuits and gravy and sweets of all kinds. He loved motorcycles and thought about getting another one quite often. He was a self-proclaimed “old hillbilly” and a proud lefty. He enjoyed watching westerns with Janet when he wasn’t keeping up with the daily news. What he loved most of all was staying home and just being with his family. That is what meant the most to him.
In addition to Janet, mourning the loss of Tommy is his only daughter, whom Janet and Tommy were blessed with: Jennifer (John) Cooper. Also surviving is his beloved granddaughter Macy, whom he absolutely adored, and brother Jonas Mitchell, as well as several nieces and nephews. Tommy will also be greatly missed by the many lives he touched. In addition to his father and mother, he is preceded in death by his siblings. Cremation has been accorded, and there will be no funeral services at this time. The staff of Liming Family Funeral Home are honored to serve the family of Tommy Lewis Mitchell.
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