E. Raymond Mitchell, 94, of Colerain, died January 8, 2009 while visiting in Cincinnati. He was born November 19, 1914 in Farmington, OH, the son of the late Ray and Julia Cope Mitchell. Ray is survived by his wife of 69 years, Roberta Lee (Stobbs) Mitchell; two sons, Raymond Bruce and wife Jill, of Cincinnati, and Mark and wife Beth Ann of Shadyside; along with grandchildren Tricia (Eric) Johnson of Cincinnati, and Brian Mitchell of Minneapolis, MN; and 4 great-grandchildren: Gabrielle and Anna Goeke and Tyler and Ainsley Johnson, all of Cincinnati. Ray was a China-Burma-India veteran of World War II, where he was an MP in the 14th Air Force in Chengdu, China, with the Flying Tigers. He flew 'Over the Hump' of the Himalayas. After the war he returned to Colerain and worked for Gulf Oil Company, and then as a Chevrolet salesman for over fifty years at Westlake and Staffalino Chevrolet dealerships. He served as a deacon of the Colerain Presbyterian Church where he was a lifelong member. He was a founding member of the Colerain Volunteer Fire Company, and was Fire Chief for 15 years. He was a founding member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8848, former Post Commander and also a past Commander of the Belmont County VFW. For the past several years, he called VFW volunteers to provide military ceremonies at funerals all over the county. Ray was a member of the Brooks Bird Club, with whom he and Roberta traveled many times. He was a charter member of the Colerain Ruritan Club and has helped improve his community. Ray worked actively to restore the Concord Quaker Meeting House in Colerain, the first Quaker Meeting House in Belmont County, now on the State Historical Register. Ray is a descendant of Josiah Fox who designed the first warships for the United States Navy and was a member of this meeting house. Visitation will be at Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Rd., Brookside, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm. Friends are then invited to attend visitation Wednesday from 10 am until the time of Ray's funeral services at 11 am at the Colerain Presbyterian Church with the Reverends John Brown and Lloyd Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove with full military services being conducted by the Belmont County Councils of the VFW and American Legion. Memorial contributions may be made to the Colerain Presbyterian Church, PO Box 96, Colerain, OH 43916, or to Concord Quaker Meeting House Maintenance Fund, PO Box 53, Colerain, OH 43916, or to the Colerain Volunteer Fire Company, PO Box 3, Colerain, OH 43916.