GIBSON, Ga. - Mr. Christopher Charles Kitchens, 45, of Calhoun St., entered into rest Friday, March 14, 2008 at McDuffie Regional Medical Center, Thomson. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Sheppard Funeral Home Chapel with Don Black officiating. Interment will be in the Gibson First Baptist Church Cemetery. A native of Richmond County, while living in Jefferson and Glascock Counties all of his life, a sportsman, he loved hunting, fishing and riding his four wheeler. He is survived by his loving wife, Shelli Pittman Kitchens; his son, Christopher Kevin Kitchens of Stapleton; two daughters, Kristian Marie Kitchens and Destiny Eve Kitchens, both of Gibson; his mother, Mrs. Audrey Sheppard Kitchens of Stapleton; one brother, Larry (Joann) Kitchens of Gibson; one sister, Linda (Don) Black of Avera; one niece and nine nephews, three great-nieces and six great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Mr. S.M. Kitchens. Pallbearers are Brian Davis, Greg Walden, Randy Black, Buddy Foskey, Dean Kitchens and Charles Reese. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Sheppard Funeral Home, Gibson, Ga., is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

The Augusta Chronicle-March 15, 2008