Dr. Stephen Wyatt Mitchell

Born on January 30, 1954 in Hartselle, AL, Dr. Stephen Wyatt Mitchell passed away at Pathways Hospice in Fort Collins, CO on August 25, 2024 after battling dementia. He was 70 years old. He is preceded in death by his parents, Toy Sublett Mitchell and Billy Don Mitchell of Hartselle, AL, brother Barry Michael Mitchell of Birmingham, AL, and son, Gregory Wyatt Mitchell of Albany, GA. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Antonia Hook (Gregory Shawn) and three grandsons of Fort Collins, CO; daughter Julia Sublett Rittenhouse (Thomas Wood) and three grandsons of Atlanta, GA; and son Brooks William Mitchell (Kaitlin Wutschel) of Longmont, CO. Stephen graduated from Morgan County High School and then attended the University of Alabama where he majored in pre-medicine with a minor in chemistry and musicology. He always knew he wanted to be a physician and told stories of how he would practice suturing organs he got from the butcher. He worked as an orderly before attending and graduating from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 1980. He was a chief resident at the University of Kentucky and was selected to study medicine at the Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital in London, England, bringing along his wife, Nancy, and baby daughter, Sarah. He continued his fellowship in cardiology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he and Nancy welcomed their twins, Wyatt and Julia. In 1987 he joined the Cardiology Associates of Albany, GA where he practiced nuclear cardiology. Stephen and Nancy had their fourth child, Brooks, in 1989 in Albany, GA. Stephen lived in Albany until 2019, when he moved to Atlanta, GA and then Fort Collins, CO in 2021. He enjoyed many hobbies including cycling, riding motorcycles, discovering new music, and going to the shooting range. He loved history, was an avid reader, and an aspiring herpetologist. He was always ready for a joke and a laugh. “If you’ll excuse me, I’m late for a nap.” A graveside service will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany, GA on Saturday, October 26th, 11 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sarcoma Foundation or the Amphibian Foundation

Dr. Stephen Wyatt Mitchell

January 30, 1954 - August 25, 2024