Linda Thabet Mickel, 85, of South Charleston passed away in Glen Allen, Va., at her daughter’s home on Thursday, August 19, 2010. Born in Kfeir, Lebanon, she was the first daughter of Toufic and Rasmia Thabet of South Charleston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Mickel, retired.

She is survived by two daughters, Sharman Mickel of Charleston and Denise Russell and husband, Ronald Russell, of Glen Allen, Va.; grandchildren, Melaina and Garrett Russell; sisters, Clemence Bassett of Blissfield, Mich., Rose Christian of South Charleston and Carolyn Sadd of Encino, Calif.; brother, Charles Thabet of South Charleston; and many other relatives.

She was a member of St. George Orthodox Cathedral. She was also a member of the Retired Military Officers Association of West Virginia. Family and friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, August 22, at Snodgrass Funeral Home, with a Trisagion prayer service at 7:30 p.m. A service to honor the life of Linda will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Charleston, with the Rev. Father Stephen de Young officiating. Linda will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., where Mitchell was laid to rest in March 2008.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. George Orthodox Cathedral, P.O. Box 2044, Charleston, WV 25327, or the Kfeirian Reunion Scholarship Foundation, 25 Hillendale Drive, Huntington, WV 25705, in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to www.snodgrassfuneral.comand selecting the obituary icon. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.