Ms. Virginia Lee Mitchell was born on April 2, 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee to Irma Lean Mitchell. She won her race on March 12, 2021 Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital of Saginaw, Michigan.
Virginia was a graduate of Saginaw High School. She enlisted in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge upon completion of her military service. Virginia loved being with her family, especially her mother. They enjoyed going to Bingo together. Virginia also enjoyed barbecuing; she did the meats, and her mom did the sides. She always said that she and her mom were a package deal, and nothing could be better than that. Those words were so true. Virginia loved going out to eat with her friends, Ronald and Tony Garcia. She will be truly missed by family and friends who loved her dearly.
She leaves to cherish loving memories her mother, Irma L. Mitchell, four sisters, Brenda Abner, Humble, Texas, Hattie Mitchell, Chicago, Illinois, Jacqueline (Charles) Riley, Saginaw, Michigan, and Faith Mitchell, Nashville, Tennessee; four brothers, Albert Mitchell, Memphis, Tennessee, Eddie Mitchell and Ernie Ahmad, Saginaw, Michigan, and Tony Mitchell, Stagger, Illinois; four nieces, Irma L. Mitchell, Saginaw, Michigan, Rachel Mitchell, Chicago, Illinois, Tyesha Ahmad and Oshay Mitchell, Saginaw, Michigan; nephews, Sean (Pershon) Wilson, and Spencer Pearson Mitchell, III, Saginaw, Michigan, Arthur Mitchell, Indiana, Quantae Mitchell and Kevin Mullens, Nashville, Tennessee, Eddie Mitchell, Jr., Jovon Mitchell and E’Darius Ahmad, all of Saginaw, Michigan; many cousins, great-nieces and nephews; two sisters-in-law, Catherine Mitchell, Saginaw, Michigan, and Nadine Shante Ahmad, Grand Rapids, Michigan; many other relatives including special cousin, Sha’Juan Taylor, Detroit, Michigan, and special friends, Carol Jones, Chicago, Illinois, Ronald and Tony Garcia, Saginaw, Michigan.
Virginia was preceded in death by her grandmother, Hattie Walton, niece, Sharee Mitchell, and nephew, Sean Wilson, Jr.
The family would like to express our special thanks to the staff at Heartland Hospice and Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital of Saginaw; a very special thank you to cousin, Sha’Juan Taylor, best friends, Ronald and Tony Garcia, and Ivan E. Phillips and the staff of Paradise Funeral Chapel.
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