Facebook photo Motorcycles congregate at Catalyst Church prior to the funeral procession.
By Becky Long
Publisher
B.J. Kitchens was given a collective hug amid a hometown send-off Saturday as his body traveled to its final resting place at Shooting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Kitchens, 42, died unexpectedly on June 28 and he most likely could not have imagined the number of people who showed up to say goodbye which included a lengthy motorcycle escort.
According to his obituary, Kitchens enjoyed spending time with family, motorcycles, operating heavy equipment and Peterbilt trucks. In fact his casket was transported to the cemetery on the back of a Peterbilt truck that had once belonged to B.J. — a move that would have fulfilled his wish.
“He used to say, ‘When I leave here you better put me on the back of a Peterbilt and take me on a long ride,’” said his sister Sharon Furby. That’s exactly what they did.
The family offered thanks to those who made B.J.’s final journey such a special one.