Nelson Otis Kitchen

Nelson Otis Kitchen, the son of the late Lewis Oliver Kitchen and Olive Ellen Christian Kitchen, was born in Bernie, Missouri on April 1, 1914, and passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on March 16, 2007, at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 15 days. He had resided around the Puxico and Dexter, Missouri area all his life. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Dexter, Missouri. He was a retired truck driver. On April 18, 1936, he was married to Mabel Ilene Buchanan in Puxico, Missouri. She preceded him in death on December 16, 1994. Surviving are one daughter, Anita Louise Peters of Dexter, Missouri; two grandchildren, Renae Peters Maus and Sabrina Nicole Peters; three great grandchildren, Randy L., Andrew P. and Nicole L. Maus; one brother-in-law, Norman Buchanan of Paragould, Arkansas. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by one son, Leroy Kitchen; two sisters, Mildred Marie Powell and Cassie May Willson. Friends may call on Monday, March 19, 2007, after 10:00 A.M. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. A private graveside funeral service for family members only will be held on Monday, March 19, 2007, at 1:00 P.M. at the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Rev. Pat Smith of of Bloomfield, Missouri officiating. Interment will follow in the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of all arrangements.