October 27, 2011       

WATERTOWN, N.Y.  —  Ell G. Titus, 98, of 933 LeRay St., passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, at Samaritan Medical Center where he had been a patient for a short time. 

He was born Sept. 13, 1913, in Belmont, N.Y. a son to Ralph and Flossie Gibbs Titus.  

He married Velma Edith Sweet on Nov. 1, 1939, in Stowe, Vt.  

While in Vermont, Mr. Titus worked as a farmer. In 1957, the couple moved to Watertown. In Watertown, he was employed by the Watertown Daily Times as a route driver from 1962 to 1978.   

Mr. Titus was a member of the Standard Church, known now as the Grace Wesleyan Church, holding many office positions over the years. He was also a member of the Automotive Senior League at Seaway bowling alley.  

Besides bowling, he enjoyed carpentry work and spending time with his family. 

Surviving are his wife; a daughter and her husband, Sandra and Samuel Skinner, Brownville; three grandchildren, Melissa (Scott) Lomber, Canandaigua, N.Y., Ryan Skinner, Brownville, and Timothy Skinner, Orlando, Fla.; two great-grandchildren, Samantha Lomber, Rochester, and Mark Lomber, Canandaigua, N.Y.; two sisters, Aleatha Kolinar and Joyce Sumner; and a brother, Stanley (Anita) Titus.   

Three brothers, Floyd, Clifton, and Donald Titus, and a sister, Alma, died before him.  

The funeral service will be noon Saturday, Oct. 29, at Reed & Benoit Funeral Home, Watertown.  A calling hour will precede the service from 11 a.m. to noon  Burial will follow the service in Sanford Corners Cemetery, Calcium. 

Condolences may be made at www.reedbenoit.com. 







Information provided by Reed & Benoit Funeral Home and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.