Jessie L Mitchell

Jessie is survived by her daughter Gloria Lyles, son Harold A. Lyles (Tony) and stepson Shon Mitchell. She is also survived by her sister Hattie M. Lyles, three grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Jessie was blessed with a host of nieces and nephews including Barbara White “her favorite niece”, Deborah Lyles”her other favorite niece”, Faye Wheeler “her other favorite niece,” Michael Lyles, Brian C. Lyles, Kenneth L. Foote, Jonathan E. Foote, Casper White Sr., Sheila J. Amos, Casper White II and Elizabeth (Foote) Bell and Gabriel V. Foote.

She is preceded in death by her husband Mahlon (Tony) Mitchell, her parents, sons Donald P. Lyles, Carvin L. Lyles, sisters Lillie M. Wheeler, Ellen L. Lyles, Kathleen Lyles Duffus, brothers Carvin and Joseph Lyles.

Jessie joined the Army after High School and was honorably discharged in 1952. She subsequently joined her sister Ellen in NY and then worked for a short time as a Nanny. Jessie later went to work for the United States Postal Service. She was one of the first female supervisors at G.P.O. (General Post Office) for 30 plus years until her retirement. Jessie relocated to Florida and enjoyed a long retirement. During this time she traveled extensively, spent time with family, enjoyed cooking, playing Bingo and going to the Casinos. She also loved playing Spades, Rummy and other card games with her family on the weekends. Jessie’s famous words were “ I retired so I can play” and she did. She tried her hands at fishing but had better luck at cooking it. Jessie never learned to drive but she was a great back seat driver. She made it a point to teach her children, nieces and nephews how to play Scrabble before they attended school. She was also interested in politics, world affairs, crime shows and educational programs. At 93 she was still using her desktop computer and Kindle everyday. She was well rounded and was at times called our “walking encyclopedia “

A Memorial Service for Jessie will be celebrated at 10:45 AM on at Saturday, May 31, 2025 inside the Chapel at Coral Ridge Funeral Home, 950 Chiquita Boulevard S, Cape Coral, FL 33991, (239) 283-0540. Friends will be received for a time of Gathering immediately before this ceremony beginning at 10:00 AM also inside the chapel. At the conclusion of these services, family and friends will recess to adjacent Coral Ridge Cemetery for Military Honors provided by the United States Army in recognition of her service as a uniformed member of the Women's Army Corps. At the conclusion of these honors, Jessie will be laid to rest at Mausoleum III located inside the Memory Garden alongside her dearly departed husband Tony Mahlon Mitchell who sadly preceded her in death in 2004.

To share a story or photo, leave a tribute or to offer condolences to the family at this difficult time, please visit Jessie's memorial webpage and sign her guestbook.

Although we will miss her greatly, we know that she has received her Angel’s Wings and has gone on to join her family in heaven.