Ralph Edgar Titus

Male 1890 - 1960  (70 years)


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  • Name Ralph Edgar Titus 
    Birth 3 Jun 1890  Paw Paw Twp, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Nov 1960  Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1921, Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Nevada M. Drollinger,   b. 23 May 1864, Noble Twp, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1894, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Family ID F932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel Marie Sipole,   b. 30 Jun 1896, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1958, Peru, Miami, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1916  Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ellen Titus,   b. 28 Jan 1917, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1975, Indianapolis, Marion, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Charles Marion Titus,   b. 14 Feb 1918, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1970, North Webster, Kosciusko, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. Raymond Arthur Titus,   b. 9 Aug 1919, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1939, Paw Paw Twp, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     4. Robert Eugene Titus,   b. 11 Nov 1921, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1940, Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     5. Jack Edward Titus,   b. 23 Oct 1923, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1987, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     6. Richard Hugh "Dick" Titus,   b. 10 Jun 1925, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 2010, Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. William Jay "Bill" Titus,   b. 2 May 1927, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1996, Wabash, Wabash, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. Thomas Timothy Titus,   b. 10 Jul 1928, Wabash County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 2002, Independence, Jackson, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (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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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jun 1890 - Paw Paw Twp, Wabash, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Aug 1916 - Wabash County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Nov 1960 - Wabash, Wabash, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Wabash, Fountain, IN Link to Google Earth
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