5, 2020. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1934, and was the
daughter of Sarah Luyet and Henry Meirose Jr. LaVonne attended Holy Souls
and Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. She was an accomplished pianist
and was known to have played the accordion on occasion too.
In 1951 she married her childhood sweetheart, Navy recruit Ben Mitchell.
In their 50 year marriage, she traveled coast to coast, plus Guam and the
Philippines, before settling in Imperial Beach, California. LaVonne loved
coastal living, swimming, golfing and year round gardening in the mild
climate. She also enjoyed being team mother for Little League teams that
Ben managed and a Brownie Scout leader, worked as assistant manager in
retail sales and also operated new computerized cash registers at NAS
North Island.
Next they relocated inland to El Centro, California, where Ben was an
official court reporter for the Imperial County Municipal Courts, and
LaVonne assisted in transcript production and continued her passion of
gardening and outdoor living, despite the unique challenges of being in
the desert. She and Ben were members of the Barbara Worth Country Club,
where LaVonne served as secretary for the ladies club and played in many
golf tournaments throughout Imperial County and beyond.
Later, when she and Ben moved to Sherwood, Arkansas, to enjoy their
retirement, LaVonne put away her golf clubs and took every opportunity to
travel, visiting multiple National Parks, major U. S. Cities and Canada,
while keeping photographic journals of her experiences. After Ben's
passing, she moved to Reno, Nevada, to spend her final years.
LaVonne will be remembered for her enduring love of family, friends and
pets; her fascination with all animals; her ability to grow almost
anything indoors and out; her patience to teach music and sewing; her
impeccable housekeeping, endless curiosity, lively sense of humor, great
eye for color and style, and she even refinished furniture.
LaVonne is survived by her sister, DeEtta Meirose Saunders; son Tony
(Vicky) Mitchell; daughter Connie (Bob) Eisenberg; grandchildren, Vanessa
(Waachiim) Spiritwolf, Joel (Marta) Eisenberg, and Paula Eisenberg; also
three great grandchildren, Waachiim Jr., Benjamin and Claire; plus
numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents
and her brother, John Harvey Meirose, and a sister, Ella Magdalena
Meirose.
Family Gathering will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, February 22nd in the Community Room at
Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 Landers Rd., North Little Rock, Arkansas
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