GREENWOOD, S.C. - Mrs. Hiwadii Louise Mason Mitchell, 87, formerly of Bypass 25 N.E. (East End Heights), widow of the Rev. Hinton B. Mitchell, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at NHC Healthcare. Born March 2, 1920 in Lincolnton, GA., she was the daughter of the late Charlie L. and Amelia Hawes Mason. In 1940, she received a high school diploma from Lincolnton High School. In 1943, Mrs. Mitchell was a licensed by the State of Georgia to teach school and she taught for a number of years in Lincoln County, Ga. In 1968, she received an advance sewing certificate from Piedmont Technical College. She was a former member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Lincolnton and was a member of Morris Chapel Baptist Church, where she was a former first lady for 22 years and was a faithful member until her health declined. On December 14, 1946, she married Rev. Hinton B. Mitchell and she then became a devoted and loving housewife. She was predeceased in death by one brother, Mr. Bernard Hawes Mason and two sisters, Rossie Mason Cross and Marion Mason Murray. Survivors include one nephew, Joseph (Windy) Murray, Jr. of Atlanta; two nieces, Phyllis Murray Smith of Atlanta and Betty (Bobby) Lowery of Charlotte, N.C.; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Maggie Mason of Charlotte and a very devoted caregiver and cousin, Jessie Hawes Jones of Greenwood. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Monday, April 9, 20078 at Morris Chapel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Ricky V. Synadab and assisted by the Revs. Thessa Smith, Jonathan Greene, Dora White, Dr. Willie S. Harrison and Elder Julius Mason. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Robinson and Son Mortuary, Inc. The family is at the home. Online condolences may be sent to robson@nctv.com. Robinson & Son Mortuary, Inc. and Mason Funeral Home in Commerce, Ga. are in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com