Mrs. Alma Edith Kitchen, age 75, of Lillington died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her home. She was born in Beech Creek, PA , the daughter of the late Edward McQ and Mabel Butler Dullen. Mrs. Kitchen retired from the Buies Creek Elementary School cafeteria after twenty years of service. She also worked in the Harnett County Sheriff's Dept. cafeteria for the last ten years.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 2 p.m. at O'Quinn-Peebles Chapel in Lillington, the Rev. Ken Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Westview Memorial Gardens.

Visitation with the family will be held Friday at O'Quinn-Peebles, from 6-8 pm and other times at the home.

Memorials can be made to Wake Medical Foundation/Heart Center, 3000 New Bern Ave., Raleigh, NC 27610 or Liberty Hospice/Hospice Foundation of Hoke County, P.O. Box 1584, Raeford, NC 28376.

Survivors included her husband of 58 years, Harry Kitchen, Sr. of the home; daughters, Catherine Markworth and husband Randall of Dallas, OR, Muriel Dean and husband Wayne of Lillington, Martha Wieking and husband Brian of Lillington, Susie McLean and husband Jimmy of Broadway, Kim Kitchen of Lillington; sons, Harry "Hank" Kitchen, Jr. and wife Tracy of Lillington, Robert "Bob" Kitchen and wife Melissa of Godwin; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Nellie Heaton of Chardon, OH and Annie Rossman of Lock Haven, PA.



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