Terry Ray Kitchens, son of Billy Joe Kitchens and Joyce Allstun Kitchens, was born on September 24, 1965 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on March 21, 2023, at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 57 years.

Mr. Kitchens was an employee of the Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop in Dexter, Missouri, from 1982 to 2020, serving for 38 years. Terry was a 1984 graduate of Dexter High School, a member of the Dexter Church of Christ, and a lifelong resident of Dexter. He loved the St. Louis Cardinals and was a big supporter of the Dexter Bearcats. He enjoyed watching his nieces play volleyball for the Bearcats and attending church every Sunday.

He is survived by his parents, Bill and Joyce Kitchens of Dexter, Missouri, by his sister, Regina Brown and husband Johnny of Dexter, Missouri; by three nieces, Nikki Brown and husband Kevin of Junction City, Kansas, Ashley Cummins and husband Tyler of Chaffee, Missouri, and Brittany Vaughan and husband Chase of Jackson, Missouri; by three great-nieces, Gabby Brown, Brandie Brown, and Madi Brown; by three great-nephews, Cooper Vaughan, Connor Cummins, and Grayson Cummins; by one great niece or nephew Vaughan on the way; by his aunt, Marla Bailey of Dexter, Missouri; by his aunt and uncle, Charles and Pauline McBride of Dexter, Missouri; and by many cousins and close friends.

He was preceded in death by his twin brother Larry Kitchens; by his uncle, Richard Bailey; by his paternal grandparents, Charles and Norma McBride, and Hughey Kitchens; and by his maternal grandparents, Lorn and Marie Allstun.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted at the Dexter Church of Christ on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to The Children's Home, 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould AR 72450-3319

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.