Gladys Partee Kitchens

Asheville ~ Gladys Partee Kitchens, 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center. She was born May 13, 1928 in Covington, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Lester and Ruth Dodson Partee and was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald W. Kitchens; three sisters, Kate Johnson, Quebelle Parker and Watie Mason; two brothers, Reuben Partee and Riley Partee. Mrs. Kitchens was a former resident of Covington, Georgia and had worked for Bibb Manufacturing Company in Porterdale, GA until her retirement. She was an avid supporter of many local churches in the Covington, Georgia area and a current member of Bent Creek Baptist Church in Asheville. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Bailey and husband Craig of Asheville; three sisters, Lucille Bray of Houlka, Miss., Nellie Davidson of Columbus, GA and Bil-lie Greer of Macon, GA; sis-ter-in-law, Exie Ragan of Macon, GA; two granddaugh-ters, Joy Bailey Mercer of Nashville, TN and Libby Bailey Wright of Duncan, SC; three great-grandchildren, Hannah, Micah and Kara Beth Mercer. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 2, 2009 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road in Arden, NC. Funeral services will be held at Caldwell and Cowan Funeral Home in Covington, Georgia. Memorials may be made to Buncombe Baptist Association, 227 Hazel Mill Road, Asheville, NC 28806 or Mountain Area Hospice, P.O. Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813.