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William Kitchings Obituary
Mr. Kitchings, loving husband of Minnie Virginia Crapse Kitchings, died on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Born in Williston, SC, he was the son of the late Leslie Ernest Kitchings and J.R. and Annie L.K. Gawler. He was an area resident since 1968, formerly of Walterboro and a member of First Baptist Church of Columbia and he served as a Deacon at Windsor Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Kitchings retired from Richland County School District 2. He enjoyed working in the yard and writing. He was a former CB operator; his handle was “The Screaming Eagle.” He loved his family and the Lord!
Surviving in addition to his wife of 53 years, Minnie Kitchings, formerly of Estill, now resides in Columbia; daughters and sons-in-law, Florence Jayne Golden (Walter) of Columbia, Barbara Williams Evans (Bryan) of Blythewood; sons and daughters-in-law, William L. Kitchings, Jr. (Crystal) of Columbia, Richard Warren Kitchings, Sr. (Tammy) of Lexington; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Barbara K. Sarmiento (Gus) of Miami, FL; brother and sister-in-law, Leonard W. Kitchings (Myra) of Walterboro and one half-brother. He was preceded in death by two half-brothers.
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Misty Golden
October 29, 2012
Hey Grandaddy, I haven't posted in a while. Not because you haven't been on my mind or in my heart I've just been busy I guess. We went and saw Grandma for her Birthday, took her some doughnuts and coffee like I used to bring over for yall when I just wanted a late night visit. Oh how I miss you meeting me at the door and when I left you would always stand there to watch me go and wave as I drove away. It was sort of your way of protecting me until I drove out of your sight. Momma still misses you alot and so does Grandma. We talk about you all the time. I'm sure you have seen the beautiful tree I planted at your feet. Tasha got it for me, she works at Woodley's. I haven't been back down there yet to see it blooming but I imagine it is beautiful.
I had a moment the other night. I was sleeping and it kinda came to me like a dream I guess but yet I woke up. It was kind of strange. I could see you talking to me like you were standing right there, but the strange part is that I was focused on the way you could always see your bottom teeth when you talked a certain way. I know it seems kind of strange but it's funny the little things that stick out in our minds. I miss you Grandaddy. And I miss your stories even more. I mean I know the stories, after all I was there :) but what I really miss is the way you told them, with such passion and love for me and the child that I was.
It has been 3 years and it seems like so long ago yet it seems like it was just yesterday all at the same time.
A lot is happening here in our worlds lately and sometimes I just wish I still had you to talk to and I know mom misses being able to call you for your advice, and sometimes your best advice was "just pray suga, just pray".
Well your guest book here is going to be taken off line in a few days and I feel like maybe it is time to let that happen. Not without printing all of this of course ;) I miss you Grandaddy and I luv you so much that it hurts.. but I promise you that I will be seeing you again one day, I just have a lot of life to live down here first. Love Always, Your Grandaughter (Misty)
Misty Golden
November 1, 2011
I haven't visited your book in a while. I guess i've spent most of my time just talking to you like you are right next to me. Sometimes it's still hard to believe that you aren't here. As a child I can remember thinking about the day that I would lose certain people, sometimes I would just cry for hours. But all at the same time I guess I never really thought it would actually happen. I'm getting older and I think way to much about the day when I might not have grandparents or even parents anymore. That is all way to scary for me. I listen to Mom talk about you and missing you sometimes and I just don't know how she does it. I guess God gives us a strength to continue on even when we sometimes feel like we can't. I miss you Grandaddy, so much, every single day. I keep your picture on my dash in my car.. the one of you and Grandma. I look at it often and I even talk to it sometimes. I have a lot of regrets sometimes when I stop to think about them.. times we've spent together..when i could've been a little less impatient.. when I could have listened to the same story for the thousandth time with a little more interest..oh how I miss those stories. I see now that you were only trying to remind me of how much you and God luv me. But just so you know..I already knew that :~) and if I'm quiet enough I can still here you tellin those stories like you are sitting right next to me. I luv you Grandaddy and I WILL see you again one day.
Jayne Golden
June 12, 2011
Daddy,Hi half of the year has come & gone.The little girl is growing like wild.She is doing so much.Sometimes I just wonder where in the world time went. I remember you saying that it went this way. Wow, guess I thought it would go different for the rest of us. Just goes to show you that some of us just have to learn by trial & error. Till we meet again, rest in Him,Jayne
Jayne Golden
April 11, 2011
Well its April! Seems like forever ago you were with us & yet its like you are still here somewhere. Its a feeling I never thought I'd know. Guess we have a way of believing that our parents will live forever. It amazes me how many times I go to pick up the phone to ask you a question only to remember I can't do that anymore. Man, daddy what happened to this world we live in? That is a rhetorical question of course. Life has a way of making you just want to walk away. I know talking to you like this to some is a bit strange but thats their problem. It helps me unload my mind. I love you Daddy.We miss you soo much. Jayne
Jayne
October 30, 2010
A year has passed & it still seems strange. I don't know if it will ever seem right with out you here Daddy. We are all doing well. Momma misses you alot. All of us are trying to be here for each other. I know you are happy @ the foot of Jesus.We wanted to keep your book online another year as for me I like seeing your picture & feeling like you are right here.I am truly glad that you are no longer in pain though. We love you & miss you.
The Fireman
WWJared Golden
October 30, 2010
Jayne
September 22, 2010
I love you Daddy & mmiss you very much. I guess all I had written that just vanished wasn't supposed to be posted. Its ok. God knows what was in my heart. I will see you one day & join you in singing praises all the day long to God.I will keep those things in prayer you asked me to as well as other things near & dear.See you one day soon Daddy!
July 30, 2010
I Luv You!!
Misty Golden
July 30, 2010
Hey Grandaddy.. Happy Birthday.. I miss you so much.. I wish you were here almost every day.. though I know you are in a better place.. I was thinking about how I missed your birthday last year..no call..visit..or card.. that was the first in 28 years.. It makes me feel so much sorrow inside..it was your last one. But somehow I know you know I didn't mean anything by it.. I know you know that I luv you. I find myself wondering if I turned out anything like the dreams you had for me when I was younger.. am I good enough.. would you be at all proud of me. I never got to ask you those things and I wish I had. I wish I could talk to you now. I miss your voice.. I miss your stories.. most of all I just miss knowing you were there if I needed you. No more "im goin to my grandaddys". Things just aren't the same without you and I know they never will be. I luv you and I hope you are having the best birthday ever in Heaven. I miss you Grandaddy.. Luv Always, Misty
Jayne
July 30, 2010
Happy Birthday, Daddy. Can you believe I remembered it was today instead of making it the 31st like I did for years? I love you & miss you daddy. I actually picked up the phone the other day when the a/c went out to ask you what I could do. I seem to do that alot. I know you're having the best Birthday ever this year. See you soon. Hug Jesus for me & Get Him to hug you for all of us. I am blessed to know my daddy is in heaven with my Heavenly Father waiting on me to get there. Missiny\g you as always. Mom is hanging in there but misses you so much as does Barbara & her crew & my crew. I'lll let everyone else speak for themselves. I am glad you are nolonger in pain or unhappy. You will always & for ever be my daddy. I thatn God everyday for the parents He gave me & for the fact they cared enough to teach me about Jesus & His free gift of grace so I can live forever with Him in heaven one day. I love you ,Daddy!!!!
Jayne
June 13, 2010
Hello Daddy, just thought I would post as I've not on here since Arrowyn was born. You know how that is,busy,busy. She is so sweet. Such a great blend of all of our families. She does the tomahawk like you use to do to Chaz while she was carring her. Arrowyn use to do it in utero. Daddy shes so much like Misty also. Some of her manerisms are so Mist. She has a temper we are finding out. She has the prettiest blue eyes. She is such a happy baby most of the time. She fights sleep @ times like shes going to miss something. Momma misses you alot still. She dose what we girls do from time to time. She talks to you. It helps to just talk to you sometimes. I cant count the times I've picked upi the phone to call to ask you how to fix something or talk to you about the Bible study I'm doing @ the moment. I know you are no longer on this earth but I forget so often. Its like I just think your home & i'm not there. Its so strange you not being there. We knew you'd go to heaven one day,in our head,its just the heart never thought your parents would ever leave before you. I guess that sounds strange, but I know what I mean. I bet you are having the time of your life with Jesus & nor more pain & heartache of any kind. You have attained what we are all still looking forward to.Well,I guess I will close for now. I miss you & love you very much.
Jayne
January 9, 2010
Well Daddy. She is here. Born on the first. She is sooo precious. She has your nose & feet.She has a head full of hair. Shes aperfect blend of all of us. Her mommy & daddy. and their families. You would just love her to piecies like we do. We mioss you so much. daddy. Christmas was the hardest for me so far.I know you are at home with the Lord & in a much better place, & we wouldn't wish you back to the pain & suffering you were in. but that doesn't make us miss you less. They say with the passing of time the pain will lessen. I guess we will see. We are all just leaning on the Lord for strength. Mom has it really hard at times but over all she handles it well.She misses you & at times I guess I get alittle concerned for her lonliness. God gives her comfort & strength also. Well I'll go for now. I love you Daddy.Good night
Jayne
December 20, 2009
Hi Daddy, Merry Christmas! I know you're having the best Christmas ever this year with Jesus.We miss you alot, but know you are in a much better, happier place. Its hard to think of Christmas without you here. I can only imagine what a great Christmas you are going to have. When I think of you & srart to get really sad, I am reminded that you are in heaven with the Father & that you are truly free from all the heartaches & pains, & that eases the pain I feel in my heart. I love you Daddy. Jayne
Jayne
November 11, 2009
Hi Daddy, We broke down on the way home from my surgical procedure on my back in Atl. Thought of all the times we would have called you for advise. So I called Momma & Bill came to get us in your van. It was like you still took care of us even though your no longer here in body. It was like having your arms around us even still. We miss you soo much Daddy. I love you.
Jayne
October 29, 2009
I thought of you today when I had to go to the Dr. for injections in the spine. I heard your voice & it comforted me & made me glad that you are no longer going through the pain here that most Docs can't even begin to understand. I love you Daddy.Jesus please be sure he knows.
Travis&Heather Williams
October 28, 2009
Hey Granddaddy just want you to know we miss you so very much and love you. We know you are at peace in heaven and you are not suffering any longer. We can not wait to get to heaven to be with you again.
Jayne Golden
October 28, 2009
I love you Daddy & I miss you very much. I miss your wise words & uplifting humor when the pain gets so bad. I will do all I can to help take care of each of us.But most of all I will pray for us all every day & several times a day. Jayne
Jayne Golden
October 28, 2009
I just wanted to see your face again. I am dealing as always with the effects of disability & the fight to continue on. You tought us how. We all miss you so very much Daddy. Especially Momma. There are days she is really low & I know its perfectly normal its just sad. Then Mist, Barbara & myself. I know as time goes by it will lessen, so they say. But the thing is you never know who they is. Remembr our descussion on that? Who really is they? Well in talking to some sweet Christian friends that have lost parents, they say it always hurts but the pain lessens, & they tell me to remember where you are now & that does make it a little easier @ times. We will see in time if they (who ever They are) were right. I love you Daddy & so does Momma,Barbara, Misty, & the rest of the group. See you soon, Jayne
Jayne
October 12, 2009
Just visiting to see your face,though I will never forget it I know. There are days that are harder than others but I know that you are in a much better place & I would never wish you back here to hurt any longer. I am happy for you,Daddy that you are in the presence of Jesus & truly free. Your chains are really gone. I am sad for us,that we no longer have you here to talk to,but I know you are finally in Eternal Bliss & one day soon we will all join you. Daddy, as we told you we will take care of Momma & each other. You taught us how. You did a wonderful job Daddy. God blessed our lives when He gave us to you & Momma. We will see you again. God's promises are true.
October 12, 2009
Daddy,
Bryan and I along with our children love you very much. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are in paradise with Jesus and loving every minute. I am at peace knowing you have finally won the long battle with life and all it brought to you. Just know daddy that there will be no more competition, no more pain for you, that I am so greatful . I love you and will truly miss you and mom will be taken care of as with the rest of us. I remember you telling me as a child that you will only leave me for a short while but one day we would be in God's presence together, that I am waiting for. I will always be your punkin, no matter how old. Good bye for now and I will see you soon.
Barbara W. Evans
Jim and Terri Malaga
October 7, 2009
Rick and Family,
So sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. We know that this is a very difficult time for you and your family. Our prayers are with you all.
Judy Norton Rivers
October 6, 2009
Dear Minnie: I got the call of your husband's passing yesterday a.m., but not in time to get to the cemetery. I remember all the Crapses with great fondness. My mother, Kathleen Norton, always loved your Mama. She said Mrs. Crapse was a true saint. I am sorry for your loss and pray the happy memories will be a comfort to you. God bless all of you. I would love to hear from you. Regards,
R&J Smith
October 6, 2009
To the family of Bill Kitchings:
Roger and I were sadden to hear of Bill's passing. I know Bill now knows what we can only dream about - Heaven. Bill was always kind and helpful to us. We have a lot of fond memories of Bill, Minnie and children. God bless you during this time of grief.
Roger and Jane Smith
Carole Ann Lewis
October 5, 2009
Dear "Aunt" Minnie,
So sorry to hear about "Uncle" Bill.
Even though we are not blood relatives, I have always thought of you as my aunt and uncle. You always made me feel welcome when I came there with Mary and the girls - I always felt like part of the family. So many memories over the years - famoily reunions, restaurant meetings, hugs, kisses, etc. I will miss him, and I love you.
Thank you for accepting me and making me feel at home (a great southern tradition your whole family shares.)
Love, Carole Ann - Allen Fenton's sister
Beverly McComb-Davies
October 5, 2009
Dear Minnie and family,
Heaven is weeping this morning for your loss. "When someone we love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure." May you and yours find comfort in your treasury of "precious memories." You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Love and prayers,
Beverly
Kathy Fenton
October 4, 2009
Aunt Minnie,
I am so sorry about Uncle Bill. I was just sitting on PeeWee's front porch this weekend thinking of you and Uncle Bill sitting out there in the morning drinking your coffee. We all talked about wishing we were able to visit this summer and able to go to the reunion.
I loved Uncle Bill and will miss him dearly. I love you and know that I think about you and all the family every day.
Love,
Kathy Fenton
October 4, 2009
my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. i just read the paper,wish someone had called. if i can do anything please let me know. Jayne call when you can. I love you all. Love Nancy,Steph and Paul
Tammy Meetze
October 4, 2009
Our prayers are with your family now. We love you all! Please don't hesitate to call if you need anything!
October 4, 2009
At least now you can rest and be at peace. We promise to take care of Mom until it's time to go home.
Love,
William Jr., Crystal, and Zachary
Joe Campagna and Family
October 3, 2009
Our thoughts are with you and your family durng this time.
The Golden Crew less Chaz & Arrowyn as Chaz was the bride & Arrowyn isn't yet here but will be soon.
Jayne Golden
October 3, 2009
We love you Daddy & We look forward to the day when we see each other again for I know I will have reached Heaven & the presence of Jesus also, So I will let go but only for a short while Until then, the memories will carry us. Your oldest Daughter, Jayne Kitchings Golden
Misty Golden
October 3, 2009
I luv you Grandaddy and I miss you
Baroody Family
October 3, 2009
God bless your family during this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Look to the day when you will be reunited in Heaven. May God give you His Peace and Comfort.
The Staff of Thompson Funeral Home
October 4, 2009
Offering our deepest sympathies at this time.
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