Clayton Titel

Obituaries

September 5, 2015 - 12:00 AM

Clayton Titel
Clayton Paul Titel, 62, Iola, passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Clayton was born July 22, 1953, in El Dorado, to parents Rebecca Walker Titel and Everett Titel Sr. He graduated from Yates Center High School and Allen County Community College.
Clayton later worked in the aircraft industry while attending Wichita State University. He moved back to Iola in 1983 and was employed by the Kansas Corporation Commission in Chanute for 27 years before retiring in 2010.
He enjoyed reading science fiction books, watching PBS television, and learning about history. He always had a story to tell, could beat anyone at Scrabble, and loved watching his daughters play softball.
Clayton married Meta Sicka Titel in 1974 and later divorced. Survivors include three daughters, Amanda Hudson and husband Jacob, Overland Park, Melissa Knoernschild and husband Caleb, McKinney, Texas, and Kimberly DeRodes and husband Kyle, Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren, Henry Hudson, Charlotte and Lydia Knoernschild, and August DeRodes; two sisters, Rebecca Berry and husband Jerry, Humble, Texas, and Alice Sowers and husband Robert, Bartlesville, Okla.; half-sister, Cindy Miller and husband Ron, Tribune; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Everett Titel Jr.
A private family interment will be held at Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, followed by a memorial dinner in Iola on Sept. 26.

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