Arie Mae Kitchen Haskins

Arie Mae Kitchen Haskins, 87, died Oct. 17, 2010, at John Randolph Medical Center, Hopewell, Va.

She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Colonial Heights. Arie worked 29 years in banking with the same bank under four different names, and retired in 1986 as branch operations manager of the Boulevard and Temple Avenue branch of Sovran Bank, now Bank of America. She was born June 1923 and raised in Matoaca, Va. Arie was preceded in death by her parents, Addison Luther and Bessie Ozmore Kitchen, Walter D. and Martha E. Kitchen, who raised her after her mother died; son, Hugh Leslie Tipton; two sisters, Alice K. Behrends and Leatrice K. Fastabend; and one brother, John A. Kitchen Sr.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 34 years and caregiver for the past six years, James H. "Jim" Haskins; son, Donald E. Tipton and wife, Terry, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; two grandchildren, Shane E. Tipton and wife, Marcia, of Columbia, S.C., Jennifer T. Epperson and husband, Ricky, of Jacksonville, Fla.; one great-grandson, Dylan T. Tipton of Columbia, S.C.; sister in-law, Marjorie B. Kitchen of Prince George; brother in-law, William M. Haskins Sr.; daughter in-law, Deborah E. Tipton of Petersburg, Va.; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends, who loved her outgoing personality and sweet smile and her beauty.

A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va., with the Rev. Tige Newell, rector of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 501 Old Town Drive, Colonial Heights, VA, or to Colonial Heights Fire and EMS, P.O. Box 3401, Colonial Heights, VA 23834, or to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Ave./Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.