Lynn Hatfield Mitchell

Lynn Hatfield Mitchell passed away after several years of a long illness on February 15, 2021. Having been born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 12, 1954, she was 66 years at the time of her death. She had retired from Union County Public Schools where she had taught music with various age levels for 14 years. At the time of her retirement in August 2019, she was the Choral Director at Sun Valley High School, Indian Trail, NC.

Prior to her teaching in North Carolina, she taught in the states of Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Alabama. She graduated from Girls’ Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee for her high school diploma, continuing on to graduate from Florida State University, with a Bachelor’s in Music Education, and then finished her formal education at the University of Georgia with a Masters in Music. Throughout the years her student choirs received high ratings in competition, shepherding several students to national exposure. She was teacher of the year from time to time.

She was continually involved in coordinating many musical theater productions, both in her schools and community venues. Her interests and activity was routinely directed to church choirs, bell choirs and children’s musicals…serving many congregations of different denominations. She was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church, USA.

She is survived by her husband Steve, to whom she was married for 37 years, as well her adult children: Davis and wife, Jessica, Melissa and Hannah; her brother, David (Ilka) Hatfield and by all the children and students she led to enjoy sharing music with the world around them.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in her honor and to the glory of God, may be made to the Lynn Hatfield Mitchell Music Scholarship Fund, part of which will be given yearly to a deserving choral music graduating senior at Sun Valley High School, Indian Trail, NC. Make checks out to: MorningStar Presbyterian Church, 13000 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC 28105, and clearly memo the gift Mitchell Scholarship Fund.

A memorial service will be viewable online Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 1:00pm on McEwen Mint Hill Chapel's Facebook page. Link is available on their website, or you may go to www.facebook.com/McEwen Funeral Home Mint Hill Chapel.

Online condolences may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com