Edgar "Ed" Titsworth, 89, of Great Bend, passed away December 22, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital.  He was born December 31, 1925 at Sayer, Okla. , to William L. and Artie (Hilley) Titsworth.

He married Naomi Emaline Thomas August 2, 1947 at Carson City, Nev. She died March 11, 2005. He was a forklift operator for Fiberboard Paper Mill, in Tracy, Calif. Mr. Titsworth had been a Great Bend, Kansas resident since 2004 coming from Tracy.

Ed was a United States Army veteran, serving during World War II, and was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, in which he served as Past Commander.

Survivors include one son, Roy Titsworth and his wife Norma of Great Bend; two daughters: Iola Titsworth of Great Bend and Debbie Pereira and her husband Carlos of Manteca, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Lori Titsworth of Great Bend; one sister, Hazel Smith of Sacramento, Calif.; nine grandchildren: Jennifer Broom and her husband John of Jefferson, Ohio, Sherri Titsworth of Pa., Sarah Hinman and her husband Steven of Hoisington, Kan., Jennifer Mueller and her husband Lorin of Vancouver, Wash., Maria Pereira of Manteca, Calif., Chris Pereira and his wife Desiree of Manteca, Calif., Kellie Bouillon and her husband Pat of Greene, Iowa, William Titsworth of Talihina, Okla., and Landon Titsworth of Great Bend, and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, William L. Titsworth and Paul Gene Titsworth; four brothers, A.C. Titsworth, Troy Titsworth, Larence Titsworth, and Alva Titsworth, and one great-granddaughter, Kayla Marie Titsworth.

A celebration of his life will be held 10:00 am, June 18, 2016, at First Assembly of God in Great Bend with Pastor Dwight Dozier officiating. Inurnment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park with military rites conducted by the American Legion Riders Post 180 and the Fort Riley Honor Guard, Great Bend, Kansas. Memorials are requested to American Legion Riders, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.