LACONIA -- Barbara C. (Clinch) Mitchell, 86, died May 25, 2008, at Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass. She was born June 19, 1921, in Somerville, Mass., to Guy C. Sr. and Ethel L. (Journeay) Clinch. She graduated from Wilmington High School and Fisher Junior College in Boston. She lived in Danvers, Mass., for 35 years before moving to Laconia in 1985. She worked as a medical secretary for various doctors in the Danvers area and for Hunt Hospital in Danvers. She was a former member of Maple Street Congregational Church and a member of Congregational Church of Laconia. She enjoyed outing with her family and friends at their camp on Welch Island. She loved to knit, read, cook, garden, and could be heard singing all over the house. She was predeceased by her husband, Douglas Mitchell, in 1994. Family members include three sons, Paul Mitchell of Goffstown, Bruce Mitchell of Merrimac, Mass., and Carl Mitchell of Byfield, Mass.; six grandchildren; a brother, Edward Clinch of Bloomington, Ind.; a sister, Maude Barber of Hershey, Pa.; and many great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. SERVICES: Visiting hours are Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Nichols Funeral Home, Inc., 187 Middlesex Ave. (Rte. 62), Wilmington, Mass. A funeral will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery, Wilmington. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the North Shore, 10 Elm St. #1, Danvers MA 01923.