Funeral service for Celeste Kaeton Mitchell will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2025 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Pratt, Associate Pastor of Lawton First Assembly officiating.

Private family burial will follow under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Celeste Kaeton Mitchell of Lawton, Oklahoma entered her Heavenly home on Monday, July 21, 2025 at the age of 95. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on December 8, 1929 to Antonio and Bertha (Ramos) Baptiste. She attended school in New Bedford, and married Joshua Kaeton in 1948. Upon their retirement in 1989, they relocated to Lawton, and after Joshua's passing in 1995, she met and married James W. "Jim" Mitchell, Jr. in 1997.

Celeste was a talented seamstress and ran a dressmaking and alterations business in her home for many years, sewing everything from wedding gowns to curtains to baby clothes. She also enjoyed knitting, crocheting, braiding rugs, gardening, and jigsaw puzzles.

She was a devoted Christ follower her entire life. During her years in Lawton, she attended and served in various volunteer ministries at Lawton First Assembly, Bethel Assembly of God, and Calvary Assembly of God.

She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, sister, Aurora Barboza, and a brother, Tony Baptiste.

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Judy Martinez and husband Gil of Lawton, Oklahoma, son, Jonathan Kaeton and wife Darlene of Cross Roads, Texas, stepson, Harald Mitchell and wife Debbie of Midlothian, Texas, a granddaughter, Kaitie Small and husband Richard of Yukon, Oklahoma and one great grandson, Kai Greyson Small.

The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of Morada of Lawton and Refuge Care Hospice for their compassionate, loving care given during her last weeks with us.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com