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Submitted: 12/14/22 • Approved: 12/18/22 • Last Updated: 5/17/23 • R1461368-G1461367-S3
Carl
COLONEL US Army
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
May 11, 1923 - June 8, 2015
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
FAYETTEVILLE — Carl Huenefeld Kittrell, age 92, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015, at Butterfield Trail Village. He was born on May 11, 1923, in Gregory, Ark., to John Benjamin and Adelia Huenefeld. Kittrell, the eldest of five siblings.
He is survived by his wife Philomena, two daughters, Suzanne Kittrell of Fayetteville and Adele Atha and her husband Larry of Fayetteville, and one son, Carl John Kittrell and his wife Deb of Benicia, Calif.; and six grandchildren Adelia Kittrell-Bordon and Adam Kittrell of Little Rock; Kristin Atha and Jenna Atha of Fayetteville, Allison Atha Huskey of Springdale, and Cassie Helms of Ft. Collins, Colo. Carl was preceded in death by two daughters, Anne Kittrell of Fayetteville and Mary Helms of Boise, Idaho.
Growing up in depression-era Arkansas, Carl graduated from high school and went into the military to serve in WWII. It was after the war in LeHarve, France, where he met and married his wife, Philomena, of Philadelphia, Pa.
They recently celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary. Carl served in the U.S. Army for the next 29 years, serving in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He served in the Quartermaster Corps and retired as a Colonel in 1972.
Embarking on a second career, he went to UALR to complete an Accounting degree and then was hired by the City of Little Rock to work in their Finance and Administration Department. He retired from that position in 1986. He and Phil moved to Fayetteville in 1996, where they started a new life with a whole new set of friends.
Both he and Phil were active in their respective churches. They enjoyed square dancing for many years, dancing well into their late 70's. For ten years he was an active volunteer for Faith in Action in Fayetteville and enjoyed that tremendously. Also, feeling like they shouldn't be forgotten.
Carl registered over 3,000 WWII Veterans to be archived into the newly opened WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. He particularly enjoyed the Arkansas Razorbacks, especially the baseball team and their activities. Every February through May you could count on Carl and Phil being in Baum Stadium, muffled up to their ears, enjoying Norm DeBriyn and Dave Van Horn's teams.
Music was also an integral part of his upbringing. As a young boy, and until several years before his passing, he was an active choir member in the Methodist churches that he attended. He loved to sing; he loved Gospel especially.
He will be remembered as a loving and generous husband, father, and grandfather by these words: "The best advice my father ever gave me was his splendid example."
Memorial services will be held at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville on Saturday, June 20th, 2015, at 10 a.m. Burial services with full Military Honors will be held 1 p.m. Friday, June 19th, at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made out to the University of Arkansas Foundation, with the memo line to read the Anne Kittrell Memorial Music Scholarship Fund, and mailed to the U of A, 300 UNHS, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.
Philomena
SECOND LIEUTENANT US Army
World War II
December 15, 1922 - May 26, 2018
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
FAYETTEVILLE — Philomena "Phil" Kittrell, age 95, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Fayetteville, Ark., at Butterfield Trail Village. She was born Dec. 15, 1922, to John and Angelina Tursi of Sommerton, Penn.
She was the fourth of six siblings, having one brother and four sisters, all now deceased.
Philomena graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School in 1941 before attending St. Mary's Hospital of Nursing in Philadelphia. Once she became a registered nurse in 1944, she enlisted in the U.S. Army. While serving in World War II, she was stationed in France where she met her husband, Carl H. Kittrell of Gregory, Ark., who was serving in the Quarter Master Corps of the U.S. Army. After a very short dating period, they married on March 31, 1944.
They were married for 69 eventful years. Re-enlisting in the Army after WWII, they began their military life, traveling and stationed to many parts of the continental U.S. They had tours of duty in Germany and Okinawa, living in Hawaii while Carl was in Vietnam. When he retired in 1972, they permanently moved to Little Rock, Ark., military life was over. Carl went on to receive his accounting degree and Phil enrolled in a city sponsored Continuing Education Program for computer training. he went to work at Little Rock City Hall in the Accounting Department.
They relocated to Fayetteville, Ark., in 1996 to be closer to family, especially grandchildren. She continued to be busy in her household, putting out wonderful meals for family and friends, sewing countless dresses and shirts and surging blankets by the score. At Christmas time, she would bake up a storm and fill the cookie jars with her treats. She took classes in Ikebana flower arranging, learned to hand sew intricate Japanese dolls and became an excellent Chinese cook while taking a cooking class in that cuisine. She and Carl square danced well into their mid 70s, taking off across the country for any dance festival they wanted to attend. They became fervent Arkansas Razorback Baseball fans and attended as many games as they could, weather permitting. They had a wonderful life together.
She is survived by her two daughters, Suzanne Kittrell and Adele Kittrell Atha, both of Fayetteville, Ark., her son, Carl John Kittrell of Benicia, Calif. There are six grandchildren: Adelia Kittrell-Bordon and Adam Kittrell, both of Little Rock, Ark., Kristin Atha Cavette and Jenna Atha, both of Fayetteville, Ark., Allison Atha Huskey of Springdale, Ark, and Cassie Helms Clark of Fort Collins, Colo. She has three great-grandchildren: Evangeline Kittrell Bordon and Mina Kittrell Bordon of Little Rock and Anna Katherine Huskey of Springdale, Ark.
The funeral mass will be at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas at 10 a.m. After the Mass, burial services with military honors will be held at noon, June 1, 2018, at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Ark.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the University of Arkansas Foundation, with the memo line to read "The Anne Kittrell Memorial Scholarship Fund" and mailed to the U of A, 300 UNHS, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 72701. To place an online tribute visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.
Contributed on 12/14/22 by judyfrog
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