Josephine Adelaide Mitchell

Obituary

Josephine Adelaide Mitchell

April 24, 1925- March 11. 2026

Adelaide "Addie" Mitchell, 100, passed away at her home in Worland, Wyoming with her family by her side on March 11, 2026.

She was born on April 24, 1925, in Alum Bank, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Madolin (Boorse) Taylor. She was born inside a log cabin where she resided until adulthood with her parents, her brother Dick and nearby her brother, Emery. She was raised in a household dedicated to faith and education as her parents were both ministers and educators. Addie demonstrated early academic excellence, skipping two grades and graduating ahead of schedule.

Addie's entire life was defined by her profound musical talent and her unwavering commitment to her faith. A gifted vocalist & pianist, she also played several other instruments including the vibraharp. Soon after early graduation, Addie began traveling internationally with a female musical group during which time she met her husband, Lloyd.

After marriage, they embarked on a lifetime of ministry as commissioned Evangelists with the Church of the Nazarene. The arrival of each new child just automatically meant another member of 'Musical Mitchells'. Addie spent decades traveling across the United States, making friends near and far, while maintaining close family ties to her and Lloyds families in PA. Despite the challenges of raising eight children while predominantly living on the road, Addie remained a steadfast pillar in Evangelism ministry & church leadership. She was beloved for her sweet nature, her musical contributions, her creative, fun use of flannel graph stories that she shared with children nationwide. She enjoyed her life as hard as it may have been at times. She never complained & was consistently grateful for every blessing she had.

Addie was a woman of remarkable resilience and unwavering love. Though she possessed few material riches, she was known for her ability to always come through and provide for her family with ingenuity and grace-often "making a meal out of nothing" and hand-crocheting Christmas, birthday, graduation and baby shower gifts that remain family treasures today. Her life spanned a century, and she witnessed immense change in that time. She could always be relied on to tell a good story; many including all the 'new' things she had witnessed- from the introduction of household electricity to social media & AI. She loved cooking & baking, traveling and gardening, crocheting and reading. She played several instruments, including vibraharp. She even used Facebook to stay in touch with people around the country until her eyes failed her to the point she could no longer read. Addie always remained engaged and relevant throughout those 100 years even when she was physically unable to enjoy the activities she once enjoyed. She was an avid reader, but her favorite was the Bible which she's read through countless times. Even physical limitations of impaired sight did not prevent her from reading her beloved Bible. When faced with visual impairment, Addie resorted to listening to the Bible in audio form & she did this daily.

After raising and loving her own 8 kids (even when each at some point was unlovable or a 'contemptable little mite'), Addie then actively stepped in to help raise her grandchildren. She was more than 'grandma' to several of these grandkids that she contributed additional amounts of time, energy and love; pouring all of herself into them-the way she was so good at. Addie loved her kids- never doubt that. She loved them and was so very proud of each one. The remarkable thing was: she also loved and embraced each of their spouses unconditionally. Addie supported her daughters-in-law unwaveringly. They were her girls- she was their mom. Her sons- in-law became her pride and joy's: and she theirs– just like her own biological boys were.

This great love Addie exhibited and exampled to her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great great-grandchildren, family and friends was just that--- it was great. If you have experienced it, felt it and seen it in action, now it is your job to reproduce that same love in your lives and within your families.

This is the legacy of Addie Mitchell. Us living and loving the way she showed us~~ is how her legacy lives on.

Addie Mitchell ~ a woman who lived so long and consistently loved so very well- the whole time.

Addie was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Madolin; husband, Lloyd Edward Mitchell; brothers, Palmer and Richard Taylor; daughter-in-law, Janie Mitchell and son-in-law, John Williams.

She is survived by her children, Paul Mitchell (Janie-deceased), Leona (Craig) Marquis, Lloyd (Pegi) Mitchell, Rick (Trish) Mitchell, Ed (Bonnie) Mitchell, Loyanne Mock, Addie Pratt, and Mona Williams (John-deceased); 33 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and 21 great great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday March 18, 2026 at Zions church with Mona Williams officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior. Burial will follow at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis, Wyoming. Memorial donations may be made to help assist with funeral costs. Please make checks payable to Paul Mitchell and send to PO Box 524 Worland, Wyoming 82401. Online condolences may be made at www.bryantfuneralhomeonline.com.