Eighth Generation


11417. Ima Odessia Coffey was born on 7 February 1920 in Arkansas. Ima died in Howard Co., AR on 2 July 2012 and was buried at Burg Cemetery in Howard Co., AR on 4 July 2012 .32874 Ima Odessia Coffey Kitchens Prather, 92, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at her home.

She was born February 7, 1920 in Antimony City, Arkansas. She worked in the poultry industry for many years and was a member of the Almond Church of God.

Ima was preceded in death by her parents, Carter and Goldia Mae Almond Coffey; her two husbands, Ted A. Kitchens and Albert P. "Big Boy" Prather; two brothers, Urstin and Burley Coffey; four sisters, Illfay Frachiseur, Dorothy Jackson, Melba Dockins and Vernonia Hargis; two sons, Lavoy and Clois Kitchens; one daughter, Violet Kitchens Richards; two grandsons, Brian James and Michael Kitchens; and four step-sons, Ted, Tommy, Jake and Henry Kitchens.

She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law; four daughters and a son-in-law; 22 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Services were held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 5, 2012, in the Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel, Dierks, Arkansas, with Steven Chenoweth and Edward Kitchens officiating. Burial followed in the Burg Cemetery.

The family received friends from 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 4, at the Wilkerson Funeral Home in Dierks.

Ima Odessia Coffey and Ted Ancel Kitchens were married on 15 October 1935 in Howard Co., AR.32875 Ted Ancel Kitchens, son of Thomas Henry Kitchens and Emma Frances Jones, was born on 3 July 1902 in Howard Co., AR. Ted died in Arkansas in 1965 and was buried at Howard Co., AR in 1965.

Ima Odessia Coffey and Ted Ancel Kitchens had the following children:

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A. Lavoy Kitchens was born on 12 July 1936 in Arkansas. A. died in Sevier Co., AR on 13 May 1945 and was buried at Cossatot Cemetery in Sevier Co., AR in May 1945 .32876

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Violet Odessa Kitchens was born on 13 December 1938 in Arkansas. Violet died in Arkansas on 12 April 1996 and was buried at Burg Cemetery in Howard Co., AR in April 1996 .32877

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Clois Welton Kitchens was born on 29 October 1943 in Arkansas. Clois died in Arkansas on 27 April 1962 and was buried at Burg Cemetery in Howard Co., AR in April 1962 .32878
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