Arie Haskins

HASKINS, Arie Mae Kitchen, 87, died October 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 6 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., and 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, sweet smile and her beauty. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010 in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va., with Reverend Tige Newell, Rector of St. Michaels Episcopal Church, officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday October 20, 2010 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, 23834. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 501 Old Town Drive, Colonial Heights, Va., to Colonial Heights Fire and EMS, P.O. Box 3401. Colonial Heights, Va. 23834, or to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue/ Bob Hope Road, Miami, Fla., 33136. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.