Obit of Kitchens, Joe T - Leflore County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Shelly Lynch 03 Feb 2008 Return to Leflore County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/leflore/leflore.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Muskogee OK Published October 23, 2007 Muskogee Phoenix Joe T. Kitchens 1922 - 2007 Funeral services for Joe T. Kitchens have been scheduled for 2:00 PM, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel in Broken Arrow. Rev. Larry McDonald and Rev. Kent Shirley will minister. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Muskogee under the direction of Hayhurst Funeral Home. Joe T. Kitchens was born September 8, 1922 in Leflore, Oklahoma the son of Jesse Pete and Ellen (Ferguson) Kitchens. He died at his home in Broken Arrow on Saturday, October 20, 2007. He was 85 years of age. Joe T. Kitchens was a 1940 Graduate of Leflore High School. He received an associate’s degree in Business from Muskogee Junior College. Joe was married to the former Miss Arline Cundiff on June 29, 1967 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was a World War II veterans, have served with the United States Army. He received the Good Conduct Medal and two Bronze Stars for his service in Europe. He worked for the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma for 30 years, retiring in 1976. Joe was a member of Clearview Baptist Church, the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels Program. The family request Memorial to the Oklahoma Baptist Children’s home, 12700 East 76th Street North, Owasso, OK 74055. He is survived by his wife, Arline Kitchens, of the home. Daughter, Helen Stopp, Anchorage, Alaska. Sons, Perry McKee, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Robin and wife Pat McKee, Rogers, Arkansas. Granddaughter, Aimee and husband Sonny Williams. Grandson, Tyler McKee. Brothers, Marion Kitchens, Rushford, Minnesota, W. C. Kitchens, Wister, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to LeFlore County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/leflore/leflore.htm