Titus, DeWayne Orville

CEDAR RAPIDS - DeWayne Orville Titus, 74, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, from complications of congestive heart failure. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hillside Wesleyan Church by Pastor J. Richard Ernst. Burial: Fairfield Cemetery, Albert City, Iowa, on Saturday at 1 p.m. Friends may visit Friday at the church after 10 a.m. Military services by American Legion Honor Guard Post 727. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.

DeWayne is survived by his wife, Alice; two sons, Lt. Col. Timothy (Kelly) Ph.D., of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Thomas (Susan) of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Jennifer (Douglas) Attema of Pella and Joy (David) Bagley of Upland, Ind.; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; twin brother, the Rev. Dean (LaVon) of Story City; brother, Dale of Estherville Nursing Home; sister, Rosemary “Susie” Jacob of Marshall, Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

DeWayne was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dennis (2000); and several brothers-in law and sisters-in-law.

DeWayne was born July 17, 1936, in Albert City, the son of Wayne and Irene Johnson Titus. He was a graduate of Mallard High School and served in the United States Army and was stationed in Okinawa for 14 months. He married Alice Schaeffer on Jan. 1, 1962, in Swea City. DeWayne farmed before working for the U.S. Department of Defense, retiring after 31 years.

DeWayne was a member of Hillside Wesleyan Church, NARFE No. 133, AFGE No. 2752, Neuropathy Support Group, National Arbor Society and AARP.

He was an avid gardener and loved working on his acreage.

Memorials may be directed to Hillside Wesleyan Church or the American Heart Association.

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