Francies Virginia Mitchell

Francies Virginia Mitchell
July 26, 1953 - December 1, 2024
Chaplain Francies Virginia Mitchell was born to Virginia D. and Lawrence Mitchell Sr. on July 26, 1953. Her early years were spent in the farm community of Honey Grove in rural Atlanta TX. At a young age, she was baptized at Shady Grove CME Church in Atlanta TX. She attended Thornton Elementary and Middle School in Queen City TX. After Jr. High, desegregation sent her to Queen City High School where she graduated in 1972. She attended college at Texas College in Tyler TX as a HBCU where she pledged Delta. She graduated with a B.S. in 1975. From there, she proceeded to Phillips School of Theology where she graduated in 1979 with a Master of Divinity in Theology. She then joined the United States Navy as a Chaplain from June 18, 1979 until June 30, 1992. Her first ship she boarded was the USS Holland with her first port being Italy. Other duty assignments include Guam, Cuba, Charleston, Naval Air Station, Ft. Washington MD, and many other temporary assignments. During the Persian Gulf Desert Storm, she was assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as Chaplain, serving wounded soldiers, the families of fallen soldiers, and the medical staff.
Francies Virginia Mitchell was preceded in death by father Lawrence Mitchell Sr.; sisters Pauline Warren and Excell Jones; brothers L.C. Mitchell, Lawrence Mitchell Jr., Larry D. Mitchell, and Edward E. Mitchell Sr.
She is survived by mother Virginia D. Mitchell; brothers Robert L. Lawson Sr., Daniel Mitchell Sr. and wife Colette, and Lawrence B. Mitchell III; beloved nieces and nephews Deon, Carlos, Robert Jr., Latoya, Daniel Jr., Edward Jr., Delisha, Keesha, Shavon, Yvette, Zachery, Candea, Porsha, Mariah, Nathaniel, Joshua, and Victoria.
Francies was a founder and cofounder of several associations and organizations, mostly serving at summer camps for teen girls and abused young girls and women. She has been a constant force for young and disadvantaged girls and women over her career of 50+ years. When others would give, she stayed steady on her mission until it was complete, and she never gave up on any cause that there was a need for.
From 1999-January 2024, she served as Chaplain at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport LA. During her time as Chaplain, she ministered to thousands of veterans. With these veterans, she made deep, personal, and spiritual relationships by her faith in God, knowing He is the all powerful.
To Francies, her family was the most important thing in the world. Even though she didn't birth any children of her own, her nieces, nephews, and little cousins were her children. She made it her life's mission to care for and be responsible for each of them. We, the family, could have never asked for a better human being, always in service to others.
A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 4:00pm-7:00pm at Queen City Funeral Home in Queen City TX. A funeral service in Francies's honor will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, beginning at 2:00pm, at First Baptist Church in Atlanta TX, located at 205 Allday Street, Atlanta TX 75551. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion CME Cemetery in Domino TX.