Mary Lou (Westgate) Titus

TITUS, WESTGATE, FREITAG, HILAND, HARPER, HUNTER, TALBOTT, FE DORA

Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 1/26/2015 at 14:37:19

Born June 5, 1937, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Ernest E. and Bertha Marie Freitag Westgate. On March 2, 1957, she married Frank W. Titus in Burlington.
Mrs. Titus was a homemaker. She also worked at Sylvania, Midwest Biscuit and Winegard Co.
She was a 1955 graduate of Burlington High School. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Burlington Fire Department Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, reading books and collecting cow items. She also was an avid Elvis Presley fan.
Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Cynthia Hiland, Catherine Harper and Karen Titus, all of Burlington, and Tina Hunter of Choctaw, Ark.; one son, Frank R. Titus of Burlington; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Richard Westgate of Orman Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Patricia Fe Dora of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Shirley Talbott of Burlington; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
There will be no visitation. The body has been cremated per her request.
The graveside service for Mrs. Titus will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Aspen Grove Cemetery, with the Rev. Richard A. Purcell officiating.
A memorial has been established for Blessing Hospice of Carthage, Ill.
Hass-Thielen Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.