Mitchell Rivers

Mitchell Lee Rivers, 60, of St. Louis died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born July 26, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son of Oliphant Mitchell and Mildred Lee Bidewell Rivers. He and Jean Ann Volz were married June 27, 1970.

Rivers was formerly of Cape Girardeau. He was a communications technician at Western Electric and AT&T, retiring in May 2005.

He served four years in the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Erin Rivers of St. Louis; his mother of Bell City, Mo.; a brother, Daniel Rivers of O'Fallon, Ill.; two sisters, Sheilah Coomer of Lumberton, Miss., and Hollye Abner of Poplar Bluff, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his father and a brother.

Friends may call at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and Sunday from 9 a.m. to service time.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tim Richards officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery.