Obituaries

Visitation, Funeral Set for USC QB Allen Mitchell

Visitation for the former USC quarterback will be held Tuesday night. The funeral will be Wednesday morning.

Visitation for Allen Mitchell, a former USC quarterback, will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Milton Shealy Funeral Home in Batesburg-Leesville. 

Funeral services for Mitchell, , will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at .

The Lexington County Coroner's Office ruled Mitchell's death a suicide. He was 48. 

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Mitchell was one of two quarterbacks who led South Carolina to its first 10-season win in 1984 as part of the "Black Magic" Gamecocks. 

He leaves behind a wife, a son and a daughter.

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