Nancy Wells Mitchell
July 2, 1951 ~ January 2, 2021
Nancy Wells Mitchell, age 69, of Palestine, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, the 2nd day of January 2021. She was born on the 2nd day of July 1951, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to parents Lee Jones and Bernice Ruhl Jones.
Mrs. Mitchell worked in retail at Wal-Mart and had a very outspoken personality. The love she had for her family, especially her grandchildren, was evident and she always enjoyed celebrating their milestones. She was an animal lover at heart and enjoyed spoiling her cats, maybe even a little too much. Mrs. Mitchell's hobbies included golf and bowling. She will be missed and forever remembered.
She is preceded in death by her parents Lee and Bernice Jones and husband, Jerry Mitchell.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her daughters Doni McClelland and husband Thomas of Palestine, Kori Wells of Montalba; son, James Wells and wife Mickie of Palestine; stepdaughter, Leah Clark of Arkansas; stepson, Jay Mitchell of Palestine; grandchildren, Cason Wells, Avery Wells, Mersadie Franklin, Shannen McClelland, Conner Clark and Lauren Clark. She also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock in the evening, on Wednesday, the 6th day of January 2021 at Rhone Funeral Home.
A funeral service to celebrate Mrs. Mitchell's life is to be conducted at half past two o'clock in the afternoon, on Thursday the 7th day of January 2021, in the Rhone Memorial Chapel with Bro. John Marcum officiating. Interment will follow in Guiceland Cemetery in Grapeland, Texas.
For those unable to attend the service, a live stream will be accessible through Rhone Funeral Home's Facebook Page.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Roy Dantin, Cody Lyddon, Terry Bradshaw, Bo Vickers, Robert Cruz and Steve DeVries.
Kindly note that for the protection of all who visit our funeral home, current protocols and guidelines are in place where masks and social distancing are required.
Funeral services for Nancy Wells Mitchell are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas.
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I was proud to call her my best friend. We have had some GOOD times together, and we have cried over some really bad times. We have raised our kids through phones calls, some of which came at late hours. I will miss our calls, I will miss our lunches, I will just miss her. You only have a few best friends in life and when you lose one, it is devastating. I love and will miss you my dear friend.
Gone but never forgotten. You will be missed my friend.
Nancy was 1 of a kind. I only got to know her after Jerry died and she came to my house for a Christmas party. We both smoked and found ourselves outside just the 2 of us. We must have sit there an hour talking and the more we visited the more I admired her. She was blunt and out spoken but she was also very sincere and had a meek softer side when it was just her and another. She wouldn’t lie and she always made you feel welcome in her home. She had a open door policy but you knew where you stood with her. She seldom ever run others down and was almost always happy.
She was a dear friend and she will be missed by many. The ones that really knew her loved her unique way of looking at life. RIP and we will meet again.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.  We always enjoyed our visits with Nancy and enjoyed our times together when she lived in Grapeland.
We love you and as you know, she loved you so much!!!ÂÂ
I remember all the long nights at Wal-Mart, working on module changes . We laughed and cried, and called ourselves singing to the latest country songs. Nancy had a way of making the long nights short with her laughter and positive outlook on life. She will be missed by many. My prayer and thoughts are with you and your family.
Nancy was our families forever friend. We loved her like a sister. We loved laughed and cried so many times over the years. We are just heart broken. She will be so missed.