Mrs. Marzie Birty Howard Kinchen age 93, of Starke passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. Mrs. Kinchen was born on April 2, 1920 in Bradford County to the late Horrie Hardy Ida Ray (Kelly) Howard and moved to Starke from Jacksonville in 1971. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband James T. Kinchen, Sr. and her daughter Marcia Stokes. Survivors are: sons: Larry Kinchen (Paula) of Lake City, James T. Kinchen, Jr. (Carol) of Keystone Heights, daughter: Tina Burns (Richard) of Fayetteville, GA, eight grandsons, and eleven great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the DEWITT C. JONES CHAPEL of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home on Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. with funeral services beginning at 11 oclock. Interment will follow at 2:00 P.M. in Edgewood Cemetery, 4519 N. Edgewood Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32219. Pastor Joe Butler will officiate. Arrangements are by JONES-GALLAGHER FUNERAL HOME OF STARKE 904-964-6200. On-line condolences may be left at www.jonesgallagherfh.com. hide