SYCAMORE – Rita Lou Mitchell, 83, of Sycamore, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. She worked at McCoy Chiropractic Clinic in Sycamore for more than 20 years.

Rita was born Aug. 24, 1929, in Ashton, the daughter of Nels T. and Sarah (Roe) Grover. She married Clay Mitchell on July 30, 1948, at Rochelle Untied Methodist Church. 

She is survived by her four children, Mark (Karen) Mitchell of Kingston, Sarah (James) Dempsey of Oshkosh, Wis., Charles Mitchell of Adeline, and the Rev. Timothy (Jody) Mitchell of West Chicago; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.