[1] Like his older brother Eugene, Mitchell had no children[5] and died from complications with diabetes at the age of 76 on October 11, 2011.
Some of the items included a collection of signed Gone with the Wind first editions published in various languages in countries around the world; an unpublished history of the Mitchell family, handwritten by Margaret's father, Eugene Muse Mitchell; Margaret's wallet, press card and library card; furniture from her apartment; a library of books, including signed first editions of the late Georgia Catholic author Flannery O'Connor's novels and short stories.
[9] Deacon Steve Swope of the archdiocese stated of Mitchell "His mission was to protect the dignity of the work, and we are going to carry that on.
Margaret's legacy is the greatest novel written about the South during the time of the Civil War.
"[11] Mitchell was posthumously mentioned in the press in early April, 2014, when the Atlanta Catholic Church was caught up in a scandal.
Originally Mitchell's one-story home had been on the property, but it was razed to make room for the mansion.