Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Kitchen, Earling S., 1973 

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EARLING STUART KITCHEN 

E.S. KITCHEN, 74, EX-PUBLISHER OF THE DISPATCH 

  Earling Stuart Kitchen, 74, former publisher of the Sussex-Surry Dispatch in 
Wakefield, died Tuesday morning in Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk.

  A native of Sussex County, he was a son of Augustus E. and Mary Brooks 
Kitchen and the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Stephenson Kitchen.

  He was a member of the Wakefield Sportsmen and Hunt Clubs, an Army veteran 
of World War I and II, and a member of England-Parsons American Legion Post 
191, and Wakefield United Methodist Church.

  Besides his widow, surviving are a son, Earling Stuart Kitchen, Jr. of 
Wakefield; and a brother, Julian B. Kitchen of Suffolk.

  A funeral service will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Purviance Funeral 
Chapel, Wakefield, by the Rev. R.L. Consolvo and the Rev. L.P. Bland.  Burial 
will be in Wakefield Cemetery.

  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Ivor of Waverly 
Rescue Squads. 

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Earling S. Kitchen 

  WAKEFIELD -- Earling Stuart Kitchen, 74, died today at a Suffolk Hospital. 

  He was former owner of the Sussex Surry News-Dispatch in Wakefield.  Son of 
Augustus Everette and Mary Brooks Kitchen, he was a member of the Wakefield 
United Methodist Church. 

  He was a member of Wakefield Sportsmen's Club and Wakefield Hunt Club. 

  A veteran of the U.S. Army and two World Wars, he was a member of England-
Parsons American Legion Post 191 in Waverly, Virginia. 

  He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Stephenson Kitchen of Wakefield; one 
son Earling Stuart Kitchen Jr.; and one brother, Julian B. Kitchen of Suffolk. 

  Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, at 3:30 p.m. in the 
Purviance Funeral Chapel in Wakefield.  The Rev. R.L. Consolvo and the Rev. 
L.P. Bland will officiate.  Burial will be in Wakefield Cemetery. 

  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ivor or Waverly Rescue 
Squad. 


Earling Stuart KITCHEN, 
former publisher of the Sussex-Surry Dispatch, Army veteran of WW-I & II, 
b. 29 Jan 1910, Wakefield, d. 11 Sep 1973, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 13 Sep 1973, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 51, No. 218, Tues., Sep. 11, 1973, p. 8 

*His parents are also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His widow's obits ("Tidewater News," Oct. 25, 1982, p. 5A) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/k325e4ob.txt 

His mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 18, 1939, p. 1, & donated) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/k325m6ob.txt 


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