Ann H. Titus

Ann Hof Titus, age 71, of Grants Pass, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at her home.

A Recitation of the Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.

A Funeral Mass will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2009 at St. Anne Catholic Church with Father Mike Walker & Father Peter O’Brien con-celebrate. Private interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Lovejoy Hospice, 939 SE 8th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 or St. Anne Catholic School, 1131 NE 10th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon 97526.

Ann was born October 12, 1937 in Wendell, Idaho. She married Rex Titus on June 29, 1959 and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June of this year. They moved to Grants Pass in 1963. She graduated with honors from the University of Oregon Dental School with an RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist) in 1958 and a B.S. from the University of Oregon in 1959. She served on the State Board of Dental Examiners from 1990 to 1994. She retired from the dental profession in 2000.

In her retirement years, she helped establish and was tirelessly devoted to the Legion of Mary, an organization that served the homebound and infirm.

She had a love of music and was trained in classical piano. She served as organist for several congregations over the years. She also loved to travel throughout the United States and abroad and enjoyed playing bridge with her dear friends.

She is survived by her husband, Rex; sons, Mark and Brent; daughter, Shannon; and grandchildren, Remanika, Barrett, and Emmie Ann.