Janace Ray Baty Mitchell, daughter of Mack and Lora (Smith) McDonald was born September 1, 1938 in Thomasville, Missouri and departed this life on May 11, 2024 at the Country Living Assisted Living facility in Mountain Grove, Missouri.

Janace met her husband, Sterling while working at Town and Country Supermarket. Janace worked in the meat department and once Sterling met her he kept coming back to buy meat. They were married in 1972 and had a successful farm north of Mountain Grove. Both Janace and Sterling were dedicated to their farm and she worked right along beside him on any project that needed to be done. Outside of working on the farm, Janace loved flowers and was a wonderful cook. In 2016, Janace married Lloyd Mitchell and they enjoyed a wonderful six years together before his passing.

Janace was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Sterling Baty; late husband, Lloyd Mitchell; her siblings, Raymond McDonald, Ben McDonald, Dorothy Atha, Ada Easley, Mary Cooper and Ruthie Davis. She is survived by her brother, Robert McDonald of Dora, Missouri; sister, Louise Dennis (Clif) of Hobbs, New Mexico; her special friends, LaDonna Kennedy and Kristen Coatney whom she called her "adopted daughters" as well as many nieces and nephews. She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her.