Ethel Prater Mitchell Burton, 81, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005. She was a member of A Place of Refuge Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Buster Mitchell, Sr., four sons, Lonnie , Buster, Jr., Harold and Delbert Mitchell, and a daughter-in-law, Ruby Mitchell. Survivors include her best friend and husband, Otis Burton of Pulaski, who has provided endless loving and tender care; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Randy Parker of Radford, and Phyllis and Eugene Castle of Dublin; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Barbara Mitchell of Bandy; two brothers, Elmer Prater of Georgia and Lawrence Prater of Hawaii; three sisters, Effie Jordan of War, WV, Josephine Amburgy of Plant City, FL, and Mary Ann Justice of War, WV; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Tazewell with Rev. Jerry Gregory and Rev. Lawrence Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in the Hartwell Cemetery in Hartwell, WV. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford