Obituary: Dewayne “Bud” Kitley

Dewayne “Bud” Kenneth Kitley, of Munith, Michigan, passed away at his home surrounded by his family. He was born the son of Kenneth and Shirley (Brown) on May 21, 1935. On October 24, 1953, he married Connie Sue Cowan, and she survives. For over 65 +years Bud was owner of K&D Kitley Sanitation and Excavation in Munith. Bud had a passion for trap shooting and was in the Michigan Trap Shooters Hall of Fame. He was a life member of the NRA. Bud was also President of the Michigan Trap Shooters Association, where he was instrumental in getting laws passed to protect gun clubs. One of his other favorite past times was reading and watching the birds. Most of all, he loved being with his family.

In addition to Connie, his wife, Bud is survived by his children, Patricia (Reginald) Riba, Charles (Jo) Kitley, Carl (Teri) Kitley, and Dawn (Clark) Titus. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Heather, Justin, Amber, Staci, Mike, Canada, Matt, Jake and Brandon; 13 great-grandchildren, Ben, Nick, Kevin, Cooper, Avery, Lucas, Hunter, Parker, June, Kaitlin, Kara, Kathryn and Brenton; brother, George (Jan) Kitley, and sister, Janet (Ed) Senyko; and a sister-in-law, Betty Cowan. Bud was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Clark Titus Jr, and Brad Reilly, his sister, Barbara Smith, sisters-in-law Irene Biehn, Mary Wright, and Betty Martin; brothers-in law, Dan Cowan, Bill Biehn, and Paul Wright.

Funeral services will be held at the Staffan Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Chelsea on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Munith United Methodist Church.