Evelyn Marie Mitchell Lee

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Evelyn Powell Mitchell Lee will be at 2 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches.  Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Cemetery in Robeline, LA.  The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 8 pm on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Evelyn, 81 years of age and a long-time resident of Robeline, passed away Monday, February 11, 2019, in Leesville, LA.  She was born on September 24, 1937, to Charlie Powell and Eura Matthews Powell in Robeline, LA.  She had a great love for her family and enjoyed preparing many meals for her family and friends.  She was an exceptional cook.  Evelyn had a spirited personality and she didn’t mind expressing her opinions with anyone that would listen.  She attended Provencal United Pentecostal Church and was a faithful Christian lady that loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Eura Powell; 1st husband, Eugene Mitchell; 2nd husband, Thomas Elbert Lee; siblings, Eula Mae Manasco, Rita Mae Manasco; J.E. Powell, J.C. Powell, Porter Powell, W.S. Powell, Sr., Franklin D. Powell, and Charles Perry Powell. She is survived by her son, Gerald Mitchell; grandchildren, Jacob Mitchell, Kaleb Mitchell, Michaela Matthews, and Haley Waller; siblings, Barbara Scalese, Brenda Curtis, Louis Powell and Mike Powell; as well as numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.