Jackson “Jack” Hammonds Mitcham was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on September 16, 2003, and celebrated his 21^st birthday joyfully with his family and friends.

Jack was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, and cousin, passed away in the early hours of Saturday, October 19, 2024, at the age of 21. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Melissa and Rett Hamby; his father, Robert Mitcham; his brother, Jacob Mitcham; his stepsister, Olivia Hamby; maternal grandparents, Ronnie and Cheryl Harrison; his aunts, Lisa Farris, Mary Jacquelyn Butler, Judy Mitcham; his uncles Bill Mitcham, Joe Butler; and his cousins, Peyton and Eli Farris, Jason Butler, Nicole Shepherd, her husband, Jeff, and Marisa and Cole Shepherd. Jack is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mildred Hammonds and Carroll Mitcham.

Jack will be remembered mostly for his quick wit and inimitable and contagious sense of humor. As a student at Swartz Lower Elementary, Claiborne Christian, Cedar Creek, and Sterlington High, he was adored by all his peers. He was an all-district basketball and baseball player at both Cedar Creek and Sterlington and followed in his brother’s footsteps by playing in the LHSAA baseball state tournament in Sulphur, Louisiana.

Jack recently finished his second year at Louisiana Tech University, where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity and majored in Business Management. He was active in his community by volunteering for various service organizations and events.

No matter the circumstances, he was always the “life of the party”! His greatest legacy will always be his innate ability to make people smile and laugh uncontrollably. The world and all the people who knew him will always remember him as a “Beacon of Life, Love, and Laughter.” He was gone long before his time, but God and His saints must have needed the laughter!

Funeral services will be held Friday, October 25, 2024, at 10:00 am at Temple Baptist Church of Ruston. Officiating the service will be Dr. Reggie Bridges.  Interment will follow in Kilpatrick’s Memorial Gardens in Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of Ruston.

A Visitation will be held Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Temple Baptist Church, 1515 South Service Road West,  Ruston, LA.

Pallbearers include Jack’s dear friends, Hahn Bridges, Casey Cobb, Carter Hill, Will Harris, Grant Hanna, Cliff Jones, Jared Miller, Henton Roberts, Aaron Peel, Seth Smith, Nick Whittington, Cooper Walsworth, Brady Menzina, Jackson Pilgreen, Jackson Porter, and Seth Van Zile.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

If you feel led to honor Jack, please donate to The Renewal Center of Northeast Louisiana at 722 Adams Street, Monroe, Louisiana, 71201.

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