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- RICHARD "DICK" HUGH TITUS was born June 10, 1925 in Wabash County, Indiana, and died March 14, 2010 in Miller's Merry Manor East, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. He married MARY LOUISE SHELLENBARGER June 01, 1952 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, daughter of JESSE SHELLENBARGER and HAZEL FRUIT. She was born December 09, 1933 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, and died July 30, 1994 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.
Notes for RICHARD "DICK" HUGH TITUS:
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-- 1930 Census, HH 80, Largo Township, Wabash Township, Indiana [AH, 4y ?m]
-- 2010 March 15, 2010 OBIT by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Wabash Indiana
Richard Hugh Titus, 84, of Kuhn Lake, formerly of Wabash, died at 9:37 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor East in Wabash. He was born June 10, 1925 in Wabash County, Indiana, to Ralph E. and Hazel (Sipole) Titus.
Richard married Mary Louise Shellenbarger in Wabash on June 1, 1952; she died July 30, 1994. He owned and operated Titus Nursery in Wabash several years, and worked for Hoffman Nursery 35 years. He was a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ in Wabash, and North Webster American Legion. He was an avid fisherman and a Purdue fan.
He is survived by two sons, Rodney H. (Brenda) Titus of Bedford, Indiana, Randy J. Titus of Wabash; four grandchildren, Josh (Suzzi) Titus of Ellettsville, Indiana, Sarah Titus of Bedford, Ian Titus, and Katie Titus, both of Florida; four great-grandchildren, Avery Titus of Bedford, Tyler Spohn, Mike Spohn, and Ali Spohn, all of Ellettsville; Sister, Virginia Karnehm of Lafayette, Indiana; and his brother, Jerry (Marti) Titus of Chesapeake, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his son, Richard Scott Titus, who died April 26, 1992, six brothers, and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
-- Burial: Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana
Notes for MARY LOUISE SHELLENBARGER:
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-- 1994 Aug 1: Wabash Plain Dealer - OBIT: MARY LOUISE TITUS
Fort Wayne - Mary Louise Titus, 60, Pierceton, died at 1:40 p.m. Saturday at Lutheran Hospital.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1933, in Wabash to Jesse and Hazel (Fruit) Shellenbarger. She Married Richard Titus on June 1, 1952 in Wabash. He survives.
Mrs. Titus was a cook at Northfield High School for 10 years. She graduated from Chippewa High School in 1952, and was a member of the Bachelor Creek Church of Christ.
Also surviving are two sons, Rodney Titus, Arcadia, and Randal Titus, Wabash; one brother, Ernie Shellenbarger, Wabash; and four grandchildren. One son is deceased.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Main Street Chapel, Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Services. Tony Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to the Lutheran Health Foundation Transplant Assistance Fund.
-- 1994 SSDI: Name: Mary Louis E Titus; SSN: 277-30-1377; Last Residence: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana; DOB: 9 Dec 1933; DOD: 30 Jul 1994
-- Burial: Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana
More About RICHARD TITUS and MARY SHELLENBARGER:
Marriage: June 01, 1952, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Children of RICHARD TITUS and MARY SHELLENBARGER are:
89. i. RODNEY "ROD" HUGH15 TITUS, b. May 17, 1954, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.
ii. RANDALL J TITUS, b. June 02, 1956, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana; m. GAYLE MANLEY SPEICHER, Wabash County, Indiana.
Notes for RANDALL J TITUS:
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-- 2009 No children in this marriage
More About RANDALL TITUS and GAYLE SPEICHER:
Divorce: Date unknown
Marriage: Wabash County, Indiana
90. iii. RICHARD SCOTT TITUS, b. January 26, 1964, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana; d. April 25, 1992, Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.
(Data for RICHARD HUGH "DICK" TITUS provided by Harry Benjamin Drollinger to David H. Drollinger via email on 25 Apr 2010)
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