Cleota Clementine Hoskins Wiseman Mitchell, at the age of 97years old, transitioned to her eternal home May 13, 2021. She was born April 21,1924, in Louisville, Mississippi to the union of the late Sam and Janie Hoskins. She was the youngest of six children. Cleota dedicated her life to Christ at an early age and became a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Mississippi. After moving to the Mississippi Delta, she joined Perry’s Chapel CME Church in Itta Bena. In 1960, she relocated to Tupelo and joined New Chapel UM Church where she was a dedicated
member, teaching Sunday School for forty plus years. She remained a faithful member until she departed her life.
Cleota was devoted to her family. She was very clever and determined to finish any task she began. She worked hard but also taught the value of hard work. She was an avid reader even to the point of reading the instructions manuals on appliances or anything else she purchased and would keep these papers. Quick to tell you not to throw her stuff away.
Cleota was educated in the public schools of the Louisville School District, Mary Holmes Junior College and Itawamba Community College. She was employed as a ward clerk at North Mississippi Medical Center. Cleota’s beautiful life will forever be cherished and remembered by her family. She is survived by her four daughters Valda Shumpert, Tupelo, Mississippi, Deborah (John Howard) Doss, Plantersville, Mississippi, Evalue (John Thomas) Collier, Shannon,
Mississippi, Bonnie Perkins, Tupelo, Mississippi, one stepson Elzy (Cora) Mitchell, Saint Louis, Missouri, one daughter-in-law Magnolia (Otho) Wiseman, Belden, Mississippi. She was blessed to have eleven grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
