Mrs. Annie Lee Rhodes Mitchell

August 19, 1930 - March 20, 2020

BY LAW, AND BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS, ONLY TEN (10) PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE CHAPEL FOR THE SERVICE. TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SLOW THE RATE OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19, ROLFE FUNERAL HOME IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND LOCAL ORDINANCES. EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING BY LEAVING 6 FEET BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS. WHILE VISITING THE FUNERAL HOME AND WHILE AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE, PLEASE OBEY THE COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING LAW. "BY LAW, BURIAL AND GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN GROUPS OF TEN (10) PEOPLE IN ALL CEMETERIES. ADDITIONALLY, IN AN EFFORT TO ADHERE TO THE CDC's RECOMMENDED PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS, ALL SERVICES HELD IN CEMETERIES WILL BE HELD WITHOUT CHAIRS UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE FAMILIES, AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER. ALSO, FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL, CLOSING THE GRAVE WILL ONLY PROCEED WHEN EVERYONE IS IN THEIR VEHICLE; THIS INCLUDES FAMILY, VISITORS, AND CLERGY." Annie Lee Rhodes Mitchell was born on August 19, 1930 to John Rhodes and Marjane Saulsberry, in Hybert, Alabama. she was the eleventh of twelve children. The family relocated to Mobile, Alabama, where she attended elementary and high school. Mrs. Mitchell confessed her faith in Christ at an early age, and joined the Stone Street Baptist Church, pastored by the late Rev. Charles A. Tunstall. In 1952, Annie met and married Frank E. Mitchell, and to this union two daughters were born. She was an active member of the NAACP, and the Olivia Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. In 1967, the family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and she united with the Antioch Institutional Baptist Church, and later with the Friendship Baptist Church where she remained until her health began to fail. As a member of Friendship, Mrs. Mitchell was active in many areas of the church. In addition to serving as a Sunday School teacher for over 30 years, she was Superintendent of the Sunday School, President of the WMU, and served as President of the Missionary Auxiliary of the Oklahoma Progressive Baptist Convention. Her most gratifying achievement was receiving her Certificate of Appointment as Missionary. She worked for the Oklahoma City Public School System, Western Electric, and finally in the office of the Oklahoma County Court Clerk where she retired. While there, she became the first African American to be named Supervisor in that office. Most everyone who crossed her path can say that "they have been blessed" by her, and that "they are the better" to have known her. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and all of her siblings. Mrs. Mitchell leaves to mourn her heavenly flight, two daughters: Frances L. Mitchell of Oklahoma City, Carolyn Mitchell Johnson of Hillsborough, NJ; two grandchildren, Dr. Takiyah R. Wilson (Melvin, III), of Dallas, TX; C.T. "Baba" Robinson of Oklahoma City; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.