Ralph Edgar Titus
1890 - 1960 (70 years)-
Name Ralph Edgar Titus Birth 3 Jun 1890 Paw Paw Twp, Wabash, IN Gender Male Death 1 Nov 1960 Wabash, Wabash, IN - Pharos-Tribune
Logansport, Indiana
Thursday Evening, November 3, 1960
Ralph E. Titus, Formerly Of Peru, Dies In Wabash
PERU - Ralph E. Titus, 70, of Wabash, formerly of Peru, died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Kerr.
He had lived in Miami county 20 years before moving to Wabash last year to live with his daughter. He is survived by six sons and two daughters, a sister and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Eddingfield chapel, Wabash. Burial will be there.
1960 Nov 2: Wabash Plain Dealer - OBIT RALPH E TITUS
Ralph E. Titus, 70, who had been making his home with a daughter, Mrs. John Kerr, 326 West Maple Street, died suddenly of a heart arrack at 10:45 P.M. Tuesday.
A native of Wabash County, he was born June 3, 1890, to Frank and Nevada (Drollinger) Titus. He was married in Wabash, Aug. 16, 1916, to Hazel Sipole, who preceded him in death Oct, 19, 1958.
Mr. Titus was a resident of Miami County for 20 years. He was a member of the Wabash Street Church of the Brethren.
Survivors include six sons, Charles, Jack, Richard, William (Bill), all of Wabash, Richard, Wabash R.R. 2, Thomas, serving with the U.S. Navy in Italy, and Jerry, serving with the US Navy in the Philippines, two daughters, Mrs. (Mary Ellen) Kerr, Wabash, and Mrs. Burl (Virginia) Karnehm, Peru, one sister, Mrs. Elert Robbins, Denver, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two son and two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be a 2 P.M. Saturday in the Eddingfield Chapel with the Rev. Elmer Polk officiating. Burial will be in the Matlock Cemetery.
(Data provided by Harry Benjamin Drollinger on 25 Apr 2010)
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates
Name: Ralph Edgar Titus
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 70
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1890
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 1 Nov 1960
Death Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Father: Frank Titus
Mother: Nevada Titus
Burial Wabash, Fountain, IN - BURIAL Matlock Cemetery
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Person ID I16055 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 6 Jan 2021
Father Francis Marion "Frank" Titus, b. 22 Oct 1859, Roann, Wabash, IN d. 27 Jun 1921, Wabash, Wabash, IN (Age 61 years) Mother Nevada M. Drollinger, b. 23 May 1864, Noble Twp, Wabash County, IN d. 27 Apr 1894, Wabash County, IN (Age 29 years) Family ID F932 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hazel Marie Sipole, b. 30 Jun 1896, Wabash County, IN d. 21 Oct 1958, Peru, Miami, IN (Age 62 years) Marriage 16 Aug 1916 Wabash County, IN Children 1. Mary Ellen Titus, b. 28 Jan 1917, Wabash County, IN d. 14 Mar 1975, Indianapolis, Marion, IN (Age 58 years) 2. Charles Marion Titus, b. 14 Feb 1918, Wabash County, IN d. 4 May 1970, North Webster, Kosciusko, IN (Age 52 years) 3. Raymond Arthur Titus, b. 9 Aug 1919, Wabash County, IN d. 9 Aug 1939, Paw Paw Twp, Wabash, IN (Age 20 years) 4. Robert Eugene Titus, b. 11 Nov 1921, Wabash County, IN d. 11 Nov 1940, Wabash, Wabash, IN (Age 19 years) 5. Jack Edward Titus, b. 23 Oct 1923, Wabash County, IN d. 3 Nov 1987, Wabash County, IN (Age 64 years) 6. Richard Hugh "Dick" Titus, b. 10 Jun 1925, Wabash County, IN d. 14 Mar 2010, Wabash, Wabash, IN (Age 84 years) 7. William Jay "Bill" Titus, b. 2 May 1927, Wabash County, IN d. 22 Feb 1996, Wabash, Wabash, IN (Age 68 years) 8. Thomas Timothy Titus, b. 10 Jul 1928, Wabash County, IN d. 24 Jun 2002, Independence, Jackson, MO (Age 73 years) 9. Virginia Lee Titus 10. Jerry Lynn Titus Family ID F5410 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Dec 2019
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