Curtis Mitchell, Sr., 83 of Collierville, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Saint Francis Hospital Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. Curtis Sr. was a retired legacy Memphis City Schools educator, coach and school principal. Born Tuesday, July 9, 1940, in Lexington, Mississippi, Curtis was the son of the late Theodore Mitchell and the late Inez Logan Mitchell. Curtis leaves behind his loving wife, Iola Walton Mitchell, his sons, Eric Mitchell(Loralie) and Cory Mitchell(Angela), his sisters, Ora Hunter and Catheryn Martin, his brothers Logan Mitchell (Joyce) and Wesley Mitchell, his grandchildren and other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 10:00am-10:55am with a Celebration of Life to follow at 11:00am both will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church located at 918 Looney Memphis, Tennessee 38107. Interment will be in Memphis Memory Gardens, 6444 Raleigh Lagrange Rd, Memphis, TN 38134