- Date Of Birth: July 21, 1929
- Date Of Death: August 01, 2021
- State: Indiana
Helen Louise (Titus) Booth, 92, originally from Fairmount, Indiana died, Sunday, August 1, 2021, at her Leesburg, Indiana residence.
Helen was born in Liberty Township, Indiana on July 21, 1929, daughter of John Bryan Titus and Catherine Marie Moon Titus. Helen graduated from Fairmount High School in 1947 and went to beauty school in Ft. Wayne becoming a licensed beautician in 1948. She had also worked at Sears and Osco Drugs and decorated wedding cakes. Helen and Chester Ratliff Booth were married in Indianapolis on March 5, 1949. Chester preceded her in death on October 15, 2020. Helen was a seamstress and enjoyed making clothes.
She loved antiques and enjoyed refinishing furniture. She enjoyed doing finish work on the houses that Chester built. She liked to paint and even learned to drywall. She loved boating and lake life on Tippecanoe Lake in Leesburg, Indiana where they lived for many years and walking Ft. Myers Beach where they spent their winters. She also loved a good game of Euchre.
Helen is survived by her two children; James (Nancy) Booth, Oregon, WI and Janet (Ted) Titus, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Sister, Lois “Elnora” Kellams, Marion, IN; four grandchildren, James Titus, Mason, AZ, Bradley (Gina) Titus, Terre Haute, IN, Adam (Joanna) Booth, Nashotah, WI and Elizabeth Booth, Madison, WI; six great-grandchildren; Whitney Titus, Trent Crowder, Nora Booth, Audrey Booth, Evelyn Booth and Jay Forler.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents John Bryan and Catherine Marie Titus, husband, Chester, sisters, Martha Mae Spiker and Alice L. Fox, brothers; Jefferson Lee and John Bryan, and Edward Dale Titus.
