R. Mitchel Tyler

July 31, 1942 ~ November 3, 2023 (age 81)

Ronald Mitchel Tyler, 81, of Columbus County, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023, while in the Bradley Creek Health Center at Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall.

A native of Columbus County, Mitchel was born on July 31, 1942, son of the late Wattie Jackson Tyler and Emma Lewis Tyler. He was also preceded in death by his sister Juanita McKeel.

Final rites will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at the Worthington Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Willard McPherson officiating.  Interment will follow in the Chadbourn Memorial Cemetery.

The surviving family includes his son, Mark Tyler (Leslie) of Wilmington; sister Barbara T. Wilson (Kenny) of Cerro Gordo; grandchildren, Carrie D. Roberts (Jeremy) of Wilmington, Jackson R. Tyler (Kyley) of Charlotte; great-grandchildren, Baker, Louise, and Anna George Roberts; and many loving nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 12:30 pm until 1:45 PM on Tuesday prior to the service.