Judy A. Mitchel

Judy A. Mitchel , 73, of Bryant, Indiana passed away early Wednesday morning, October 31, 2018, at her residence.

She was born on January 26, 1945 in Adams County, Indiana to Louis Bercot and Alice L. (Schaefer) Bercot Burkhart. She married Ned Mitchel on December 20, 1963 at Six Mile Church in Bluffton, Indiana.

Judy had worked for the Jay School Corporation for 24 years as a teacher’s aide.

She was a longtime member of the Decatur Church of God where she had taught Sunday school and worked in the nursery for many years. She loved to spend time with her family.

Survivors include her husband, Ned Mitchel of Bryant; son, Greg (Julie) Mitchel of Coatesville, IN; two daughters, Amy (Stacey) Embry of Elberfeld, IN & Kelli (Robert) Street of Pendleton, IN; brother, Chester (Penny) Bercot of Bluffton, IN; four sisters, Carol (Michael) McCulloch and Nancy Fark, both of Fort Wayne, IN and Sharon (Melvin) Burkhart and Harriet Burkhart, both of Decatur, IN; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces & nephews.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John Bercot.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 5, 2018, at Decatur Church of God with Dr. Robert Brink & Pastor Jay Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Dale Cemetery in Decatur, Indiana.

Family & friends will be received from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.

Preferred memorials are to Decatur Church of God Youth Ministry.