Extracted from The St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, FL)
Friday, September 26, 2003

KITCHENS, JOSEPH ROSCOE

KITCHENS, JOSEPH ROSCOE, 89, of Dade City, died Thursday (Sept. 25, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice in Dade City.

Born in Collins, Miss., he came here 45 years ago from Laurel, Miss. He was a mechanic's helper for tractor repairs. He was a member of Dade City Lodge 48 F&AM and Enterprise Baptist Church of Dade City.

Survivors include two sons, Arthur Kitchens and Clifford Hamm, both of Dade City; two daughters, Kathy Lee, Dade City, and Pat Perkins, Bushnell; two sisters, Katherine Blackwell and Delma McCullough, both of Laurel, Miss.; a brother, Winifred, Dade City; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Homes, Dade City.