Submitted by: Dan Rich

Kelly Jo Kitchen Howell

Sept. 4, 1964 - Aug. 4, 2008

South Bend Tribune 8/7/2008
SOUTH BEND - Kelly Jo Kitchen Howell, 43, of Fredrickson Street, South Bend, passed away Monday, August 4th, in South Bend. She was born September 4th, 1964, in Goshen, Indiana, to Sheryl Fry and was adopted by Louis and Alpha Jean Paugh Kitchen. She is survived by her mother, Alpha, and her stepfather, Carol Bailey. Also surviving are her companion, Joyce Houghton; and her brothers, George Kitchen and Philip Kitchen, both of Elkhart; her sister, Mary Davis of Sturgis, Michigan; stepbrothers, Dennis (Jane) Bailey of Elkhart and Mike (Susan) Macola of Oregon; a stepsister, Sydney (David) Troyer of Elkhart; and a sister, Tameca (Ray) Nova, and brother, Matthew Fry, both of Elkhart. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews, and her biological aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her father, Louis L. Kitchen, and by a brother, Louis Brad Kitchen. Also preceding her in death were her grandparents, and her birth mother, Sheryl Frye.

Bubb Funeral Chapel, Mishawaka, is handling arrangements.