Edith Norma Donnelly1

F, #12587, b. Feb 6, 1921, d. Jun 29, 2010
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
ChartsMcKown Descendants Chart
Father*Joseph Eastwood Donnelly1 b. Oct 2, 1892, d. Nov 26, 1960
Mother*Ina Belle Bisbee1 b. Feb 26, 1887, d. Dec 26, 1954

Family

Herman Lloyd Titus b. Apr 17, 1922, d. Aug 29, 1983
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Feb 6, 1921 Edith Norma Donnelly was born on Feb 6, 1921 at Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Eastwood Donnelly and Ina Belle Bisbee.1 
Marriage*May 16, 1942 Edith Norma Donnelly married Herman Lloyd Titus, son of Harry Gladstone Titus and Ethel May McKean, on May 16, 1942 at Methodist Parsonage, Lisbon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
Death*Jun 29, 2010 Edith Norma Donnelly died on Jun 29, 2010, at age 89 at Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.2 
ObituaryJul 1, 2010  OBITUARY: LANDAFF - E. Norma Titus, 89, of 82 Titus Road, died June 29, 2010, at Littleton Regional Hospital .

She was born in Lyman to Joseph E. and Ina Donnelly.

She was a 1940 graduate of Lisbon High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Herman L. Titus of Landaff on May 16, 1942. They moved to their new home on the Titus Farm in Landaff and later resided in the Titus Homestead, which had been in the family for more than100 years.
She loved her roles as housewife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. She enjoyed cooking, entertaining relatives, friends and neighbors, playing cards, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles.
She was interested in family genealogy and contributed greatly to the Titus and Donnelly histories. Her scrapbooks were a well-known source of regional information.
She served on the Board of Trustees for Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, the Home Health Agency in Littleton and the Grafton County North Unit of the American Cancer Society. She served as a Supervisor of the Checklist in Landaff for many years and was a 64-year member of the Landaff Methodist Church and Landaff United Methodist Women and held offices in both organizations. She was an active member of Mount Hope Grange No. 77 for 68 years. She was also a member of Pomona, state and national granges.
She was predeceased by her husband of 41 years.
Family members include a son, Jerry H. Titus of Hanover, Mass; a daughter, Sharon M. Titus, of Landaff; a niece, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Lisbon United Methodist Church, 49 South Main St., Lisbon, with Rev. Lyn Winter officiating. Interment will follow at the Landaff Center Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Landaff Volunteer Fire Department in care of Chief Harry McGovern, Mill Brook Road, Landaff 03585 or Church Hill United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., Norwell, MA 02061. The Ross Funeral Home, Lisbon Chapel is handling arrangements (www.rossfuneral.com).

Published in the Union Leader, Manchester, NH on July 1, 2010.2
 
Burial*Jul 3, 2010 She was buried on Jul 3, 2010 at Landaff Center Cemetery - Left Side (AKA Center Hill Cemetery), Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 201021738.3

Citations

  1. [S769] Personal Knowledge - Titus, Norma.
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.