KITCHEN, John H. Sr. 73, of Wheeling, died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at his home.
John was born February 18, 1933 in Peach Creek, W.Va., a son of the late Joseph and Mary Conley Kitchen. He was retired from the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Coke Plant, Follansbee, and was a US Air Force Korean War veteran.
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Mottle Kitchen in 2000; and a son, Keith Kitchen.
Surviving are five children, John Jr. and his wife Tammy, Gerald and his wife Sherry, Bruce and his wife Shirley, Douglas and his wife Debra, and Tammy McWhorter and her husband William; three sisters, Becky, Beulah and Rose; three brothers, Rob, William and Harold; eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received from 12 Noon until 2 pm Monday, June 19, 2006 at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, Wheeling.
Funeral services and interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family, C/o Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, Wheeling.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at altmeyer.com
Past Services
Visitation
Monday June 19, 2006
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Grandpa
I will miss talking to you on the phone. I wish I have gotten to know you better. I don’t remember too much about you except your wonderful funny personality and when I was little you would always give us reece cups and when ever someone gives me one or I see one I always think of you. I love you and will see you on the otherside. May God rest your soul.
Love
Tina
Grandpap will always be loved and rember in are heart and in are thoughts. He is now with grandma and uncle kieth.
granpa,
well you are with grandma now she will take care of you i still remember you told me one night that you were going to give her hell when you got up there for going before you so i’ll know the next time we have a powerful strom it will be you and grandma miss can’t wait to see you again love ya.
I am John H Kitchen baby grand-daughter.I am going to miss him alot can’t wait unit my boys get big enought so i can tell them all about him god bless you
I am sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers. You have some good memories. God Bless you.
I am very sorry about your loss..this is Kenny’s fiance you are all in my prayers..God be with you at your time of loss and sorry..You have all the good memories and love to see you through it..You’re in my prayers. God Bless you all!
I CAN REMBER SO MUCH ABOUT GRANDPAP THAT I CAN MOST LIKELY WRITE A SHORT NOVEL. I WAS A PAIN IN THE BUTT TO HIM I WOULD CALL HIM ALL THE TIME JUST TO SEE IF HE WAS OK BUT NOW THAT WILL BE HARD NOT TO CALL HIM BUT I KNOW THAT I CAN STILL TALK TO HIM BY LOOKING UP TO THE SKY AND TALK TO HIM GRANDMA AND KEITH. HE IS SURELY MISSED
I LIKE TO SAY SORRY FOR YOU LOST TO JOHN KITCHENJR AND HIS FAMILY FOR THE LOST OF HIS FATHER. MAY HE BE IN A BETTER PLACE.
I WILL ALWAYS REMBER MR KITCHEN AS A KIND HEARTED MAN. I WORK WITH HIM AT THE CAPITAL MUSIC HALL AND STAYED AT HIS HOUSE AND WE WOULD TALK FOR HOURS ON ENDS ABOUT NOTHING HE WILL SURELY BE MISSED BY HIS FAMILY JOHN TAMMY BRUCE DOUG JERRY AND COUNTLESS GRANDKIDS AND GREAT GRANDKIDS. NOW HE IS WITH HIS WIFE AND IS SON MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE AND SOON WE ALL WILL BE REUNITED AND SEE WHAT HEAVEN IS ALL ABOUT BEING TOGETHER IN HAPPINESS AND IN LOVE
Please offer Tammy McWhorter my sincere condolences for the loss of her father.
To John and Tammy and Kenny and Michelle I am sorry for your lose he not sick anymore he in a better place now take care.
You know thay say that life short.But you don”t realize it intill you lose a love one.Iam john kitchen first granddaughter and i gave him his first great grandson.Grandpa you will be miss and alwasys in my heart I love you with all my heart.Grandpa thay say that thiers a ending to every story.But i believe in life that the ending just a new beginning of a whole new experience..SO see you on the other side.take care of grandma you have that second chance you wanted. love ya.
you live your life the way you want to and you mean a lot to us you are a great dad and father-law we well miss you a lot but we well see you again. You are now with mom and kieth.