Evelyn "Eve" Muriel Mitchell, known for her independence, intelligence, and generosity, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Her funeral service and burial will be held at 11:45 am on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Forest Park East Funeral Home and Cemetery in Webster, Texas.
Eve was born in Bristol, England, on July 13, 1925, to Ada Elsie Payne and John Thomas Denny. Eve was an only child and had a very close relationship with her father who called her Girlie. However, Eve was fated to leave England after she became a British War Bride to American serviceman, Frank Stickney Mitchell. She was married on VE Day, May 9, 1945. She later joined Frank in America and moved to College Station, Texas. Eve became a US citizen in 1951 and was one of the first women to attend classes at Texas A&M University in College Station. Later she continued her education at University of Houston.
Eve spent most of her adult life in Houston, Texas, where she worked as an Executive Secretary at Shell Oil Company for many years until her retirement in the 1980s. She was an avid and successful investor who followed the stock market closely. In her later years, Eve took up yoga and regularly swam, skied, and went fly fishing. She loved dancing, including square and ballroom.
Eve's husband, Frank, preceded her in death on July 7, 1972. Eve had many friends and loved people. Her close friend, Norah Pledger, whom she met at The Daughters of the British Empire, became like a sister to her. Eve enjoyed spending time with Norah and her family for many years.
Eve is survived by her second cousin, Jane Groome, and family of Bristol, England, and Judy Fitch and Paul Long of Texas, who considered Eve their "second mom." Eve's generosity was evident in her decision to pass on the bulk of her estate to The Lighthouse of Houston, an organization that assists people who are blind or visually impaired.
Eve Mitchell was an exceptional woman who, as a teenager, lived through WWII in England and then moved to Texas and shaped her initial culture shock into a full life. She was very proud to be an American and a Texan. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
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