IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jackie

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Mitchell

September 14, 1951 – April 21, 2019

Obituary

Jackie Mitchell, 67, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Longview, TX.  Jackie Lynne Hayes was born on Sept. 14, 1951, in Houston, TX to the late Richard Leon and Juanita Faye Jarrell Hayes. She graduated from Pasadena, TX High School with the class of 1969. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Education in 1973. Jackie married Benny Ray Mitchell on Aug. 3, 1974, in Pasadena. Mrs. Mitchell worked her entire career as an educator, having taught at Huffman I.S.D., Sanger I.S.D., and Elysian Fields I.S.D., from which she retired. She was of the Methodist faith and was an active member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Elysian Fields where she was a member of the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Mitchell also volunteered for many years at Lakeview Methodist Church Camp near Palestine, TX. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Leslie Mischelle.

Survivors include her husband, Benny Mitchell; children, Steven Mitchell and Jennifer Mitchell; and a sister, Anita Jo "Jinx" LeFavour and husband John.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Turner and Rev. Harold Coburn officiating. Interment will follow in Rehobeth Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are B.J. Bowles, Tony Oha, Marc Bowles, Maynard Chapman, Brandon Goswick, Pat Browning, and Jason Ballenger.

Honorary pallbearer is Ben Thomas.

Memorials may be made to Bethel UMC, P.O. Box 129, Elysian Fields, TX 75642.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.

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Visitation

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April
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5:00 - 7:00 pm

Funeral Service

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April
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Interment

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April
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Starts at 11:30 am

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