March 19, 1939 – January 8, 2024
Sandra Elaine Carnell, 84, of Mitchell, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024, at IU Health Bedford Hospital.
Born March 19, 1939, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Elmer T. and Alyne (Taylor) Garwood. Sandy married Samuel S. Carnell on December 24, 1958, and he survives.
Sandy and her husband were owners of Ben Franklin/ACE Hardware in Mitchell from 1976 to 2020. She was an active member of the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Tri Kappa. Sandy enjoyed studying the Bible and journaling. Sandy was a member of the Bedford Free Methodist Church. She also enjoyed being outside, swimming, recumbent trike riding, skiing, working with flowers, gardening, and traveling. Sandy loved her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids.
Surviving are her husband, Samuel S. Carnell of Mitchell; children, Samuel Stewart (Sherry) Carnell of Commerce Township, Michigan and Suzanne Elizabeth (Marvin) Patton of Mitchell; grandchildren, Elizabeth (Zach) Sons, Heather (Travis) Dearman, Emily Carnell, Amelia Carnell, and Samuel Scott Carnell; great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Colton; and siblings, Nancy Stover of Battlement Mesa, Colorado and Mary Lea Edel of Emporium, Pennsylvania.
Her parents preceded her in death.
The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 12, at the Bedford Free Methodist Church, with Pastor Adam Strauser and Pastor Scott Salm officiating.  Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 11, at Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center and from 11:00 a.m. until the service on Friday at the Bedford Free Methodist Church. A Tri Kappa memorial service will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial gifts can be made in Sandy’s memory to Celebrate Recovery, c/o Free Methodist Church.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
