Obituary of Rita Mitchell May 22, 1941 - December 5, 2024
Rita Mitchell, 83, of Monroe, Washington, formerly of Woodville, Texas passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024 in Monroe, Washington.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Vigil Service and Rosary all on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home Chapel in Woodville, Texas.
Funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery all in Woodville, Texas. Officiating will be Father Jim Aherne. Serving as pallbearers will be Pat Jimenez, Jose Jimenez, Santana Jimenez, Curt Tucker, Antonio Jimenez, and Matthew Jimenez.
Rita was born May 22, 1941 to Rosalio Salinas and Concepcion Calderon Salinas in Villa Union, Coahuila, Mexico. She was a woman of faith, and showed it with love and hope. Rita was a prayer warrior, interceding for those in need and inspiring her family. She would pray four or more rosaries every day in addition to her special prayer devotions to the Virgin Mary, Padre Pio, St. Joseph and many others. She would be seen with a tote that she carried full of devotional prayers that she would pray. Rita dearly enjoyed going to daily Mass and would attend Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament several times a week. May Rita’s soul rest in eternal peace embraced by the love of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the joy of Jesus Christ’s heavenly promise.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rosalio and Concepcion Salinas; sister Graciela Vielma; and brothers Francisco Salinas, and Felix Salinas.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Steven Mitchell of Monroe, WA; sons, Victor Jimenez and wife Delia of McKinney, Pat Jimenez and wife Lupe of Woodville, Jose Jimenez and wife Carolina of Midlothian; daughters, Margarita Krichevsky of Morrisonville, New York, Diane Tucker and husband Curt of Aransas Pass, and Linda Velasquez and husband Tino of Monroe, WA; brothers, Ramiro Salinas of Nyssa, OR, and Juan Salinas of Piedras Negras, Mexico; 17 grandchildren, Victor Jimenez Jr., Antonio Jimenez, Cecilia Jimenez, Nicholas Jimenez, Matthew Jimenez, Marie Jimenez, Kristina Huerta, Olivia Alejos, Santana Jimenez, Gabriella Krichevsky, Sabrina Krichevsky, Christopher Krichevsky, Summer Ragan, Brooke Tucker, Maegan Velasquez, Madison Velasquez, and Angelina Velasquez; 8 great grandchildren, Zayne Krichevsky Singh, Alex Huerta, Aydin Huerta, Mia Huerta, Max Huerta, Dominic Alejos, Maverick Alejos, and Camila Jimenez.
Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Woodville, Texas.
