Marie Prieston Titus

- Mrs. Marie Prieston Titus, age 87, died at home in Yadkinville, NC on October 4, 2014. She was born September 9, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA. She lived in Glassboro, NG during her early years. While attending Glassboro High School she met her future husband Raymond S. Titus, and they were married almost fifty years before his passing in 1994. She attended Bucknell University and then returned to Glassboro to help her mother and father, Margret Prieston and Nickitas Prieston in the P&B Diner. Marie was a member of the OES, a longtime faithful member of Galloway Memorial Episcopal church in Elkin, NC and St. Paul's Episcopal church in Wilkesboro, NC. She held various church positions, but most of all she was a homemaker that enjoyed cooking and doing for others in the community. Her talents will be missed by many. Survivors include Keith R. Titus of Portland, Oregon; Terry P. Titus of Yadkinville, NC; grandchildren, John N. Titus and wife, Julie of Portland, Oregon and Ashley P. Titus of Lewisville, NC; her cousin Mary C. Salley and husband Davis of Woodstown, NJ; special family members Franklin Spence, Rhonda and Winston Fleming and many relatives that live overseas in Greece and Egypt. Marie was preceded in death by Raymond S. Titus, husband; Margaret Prieston, Nickitas Prieston, parents and her Uncle George Prieston. Services will be held at 11:00AM Friday, October 10, 2014 at St. Stephens Episcopal Church ; 51 North Main Street in Mullica Hill, NJ. Burial service will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Sewell, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are welcome at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 51 North Main Street, Mullica Hill, NJ, 08062. Gentry Family Funeral Service of Yadkinville is serving the Titus family locally. Online condolences may be made to www.gentryfuneralservice.com.