From the Scotia, Nebraska newspaper archives:

The Scotia Register
Volume XXXII, Thursday, April 8 1926, pg. 1, column 5
MRS. WM. MITCHELL IS CALLED TO HER REWARD
Scotia and community were grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. Wm. Mitchell late last Sunday evening. Her passing away was very unexpected, due to the fact that just previous to her death she had been in a little better health than usual. However, Mrs. Mitchell has been in very poor health for quite a long time. She was a highly respected woman and was loved by all who knew her.
Ella May Barnes was born May 16th, 1858 at Cherry Valley, Illinois, and died April 4, 1926 at her home in Scotia, Nebraska, aged 67 years, 10 months and 27 days.
In the year 1875 she moved with her parents to Iowa. On September 27th, 1877, she was united in marriage with William M. Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were the parents of ten children, three of these dying in infancy.
In 1883 she came with her husband to Nebraska where she has since resided. In the year 1917, she with her husband and son, John, moved to Scotia.
She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, three sons, Ralph of Brandon, Colorado, Reuben and John of Scotia; four daughters, Mrs. Elmer West of Scotia, Mrs. Ole Nelson of Big Springs, Nebraska, and Mrs. Wm. Skadden and Mrs. Warren Johnson of near Scotia; twenty-eight grandchildren; three great-grand-children; one sister, Mrs. Chas. Merrill of DesMoines, Iowa; four brothers, Tom of Hartman, Colorado, Frank and Will of Cotesfield, and George of Chappell, Nebraska.
Mrs. Mitchell became a member of the M. E. church in young womanhood. She was a kind, loving wife and mother, always thinking of and doing things for others. She will be greatly missed by her family and a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church by Rev. E. V. Price and interment was made in the Mount Hope Cemetery.
The hearts of the entire community will go out to the members of the bereaved family in this, their time of sorrow.


Julie Middendorf
mjmiddendorf@nctc.net