Mayme Titus

Mayme Inez Titus, 98, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away December 10, 2011 at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Mrs. Titus was born on February 24, 1913 in Madison County, Arkansas, close to the small town of Drakes Creek, to Alexander Campbell and Martha Lucretia Drake Carnes. Drake Creek was named after her mothers father, Calvin Drake. The family moved from Arkansas to Montgomery County, Kansas in 1917 where Mrs. Titus grew up, attending area county schools. She graduated from Tyro High School and Coffeyville Junior College, Coffeyville, Kansas. She taught school in the Coffeyville area until her marriage to Lawrence O. Titus, June 17, 1939 in Cassville, Missouri. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Coffeyville, and their present home since 1943, where Mr. Titus was employed at Chief Truck Line OCS, National Refinery, retiring as a pipefitter in 1977. He also raised Angus cattle on his farm near South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. He precedes his wife in death January 31, 1994. She was a member of the South Coffeyville United Methodist Church serving as the Financial Secretary from 1962 to 1994. She was also the principal of the childrens division of the Sunday school for 12 years, and president of the United Methodist Women, of her church, for several years. She was a member of the federal and local chapters of A.A.R.P. She is survived by her son, Larry Titus and wife, Connie of rural South Coffeyville, OK daughter, Cheryl Young and husband, Robert of Tahlequah, OK three grandsons one granddaughter three greatgranddaughters and one greatgrandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alexander and Martha loving husband, Lawrence four brothers and three sisters. A funeral service will be held Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel in Coffeyville. Pastor Darrell Owen will officiate. Burial will follow at Robbins Cemetery west of Coffeyville, KS. Friends may call on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at PenwellGabel FordWulfBruns Chapel to sign the guest register. Family will greet friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions can be made to the First Methodist Church of South Coffeyville, OK. These may be left with the funeral home.