Donna Lee Spitler Mitchell

October 17th, 1945 - July 23rd, 2024

Donna Lee Spitler Mitchell of Wetumpka, Alabama, passed away on July 23, 2024. She was born October 17, 1945 to Donavin C. and Margaret Campbell Spitler. She graduated from Fairborn High School and received a BA in Education from Tennessee Tech. University. Donna was a member /captain of many twirling teams throughout her high school and college years.

After college graduation, Donna taught elementary school at various military posts of her spouse and she was a member of the Air Force Officers Wives Club. She had a keen interest in travel and enjoyed numerous overseas military posts including England, Taiwan, and Korea. In recent years, Donna moved from Wetumpka, AL to Elgin, SC to be closer to family. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her ten grandchildren.

Donna is survived by her husband, AF Colonel (ret) David A. Mitchell; son, USMC SSgt (ret) Andrew T. Millett (April), grandsons, Alex and Aaron, Fredericksburg, VA; daughter, Meredith L. Hanson (AF MSgt (ret) David), granddaughters, Megan and Katie, Dalzell, SC; stepdaughters, Heather Mitchell McAlister (Eric), grandsons, Paul and Austin , Frisco, TX; Alison Mitchell Nogay (Blake), granddaughters, Emma, Madeline, Lauren and Julianna, Leander, TX); brother, William Spitler (Ric) New York, NY; sister, Barbara Spitler Boettcher, Asheville, NC; brother, Richard Spitler (Terry): brother, Thomas Spitler (Diane), Beavercreek, OH. She also had many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Donna will be interred August 24, 2024 in Asheville, NC and a Celebration of Life memorial will follow.

In Lieu of flowers, please make contributions to your local ASPCA.

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William Spitler

In May 1967, Donna sent me a letter from Tennessee Tech saying that she had a summer clerk typist job at Wright Pat AFB, but she wasn't enthused about it. I was in AF Intelligence Officer School at Lowry AFB, Denver, and I had a large furnished studio apartment, so I invited her to come to Denver for the summer. She persuaded Mom and Dad to drive her out and we toured the Denver region together. She saw an ad for a teller position at First National Bank, she interviewed and they hired her on the spot. I then took her to happy hour at the Officer's Club and a line of junior officers formed to meet her. That pretty much booked her for dinner for the rest of the summer. By the end of the summer, she had 2 marriage proposals, ( that I know of) and a permanent job offer, all of which she declined, because she was the Captain of the Tennessee Tech Golden Girls twirling corps and she was determined to complete her degree. I drove her home to Ohio, in my spiffy Sunbeam Alpine convertible. packed to the windows with her clothes, then I headed off to my assignment in Saigon.

Published August 12th, 2024

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