Mr. Bobbie Earl Tisdale, 82, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Duke University Hospital, in Stem, North Carolina, surrounded by his family.
Bob was born Nov. 20, 1936 to Walter Cleveland and Alma Jay Tisdale of Newton and graduated High School in Bay Springs. He worked with Burnham Service Corporation for 37 years and later started and operated Ace Pilot Escort Service for five years. Bob was an active member of Stem Ruritan Club and served as president. He loved his family, friends and his church, Tally Ho First Baptist Church, as well as hunting, fishing, boating, water skiing, traveling and cookouts. Bob also loved riding his motorcycle, his horses and his dog Prissy. He was famous for telling jokes, making people smile and was the best negotiator around. He had a larger than life personality, a zest for life, the charm of a child and got more life out of his 82 years than most. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Walter Cleveland and Alma Jay Tisdale; brothers, Doval Tisdale, J.M. Tisdale, Frankie Tisdale and Gene Tisdale; and sister, Doris Aycock.
Bob is survived by his wife, Grace Farnsworth Tisdale; daughters, Nancy Tisdale Ogan of Pensacola, Fla., Janet Tisdale Zima (Tom) of Bear Creek, NC, Velvet Sweeney (Mike) of Salisbury, NH, and Loralee Edmondson (Tim) of Tarboro, NC; grandchildren, Staci Langkjaer (Morten) of Copenhagen, Denmark and Lacey Parris of NH; great-grandchildren, Eleanor Langkjaer of Copenhagen, Denmark, Alexia Smith and Keelie Melchionne of New Hampshire; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 11 a.m. to noon at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 877 Highway 503, Newton, MS 39345. Funeral service to follow at noon. Brother Wayne Hemmingway will be officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie and Roger Tisdale. A graveside service will be held immediately after the funeral service and lunch will be served for family and friends in the fellowship hall.
Flowers are acceptable or memorial contributions can be directed to the Mount Vernon Cemetery Maintenance Fund, 877 Highway 503, Newton, MS 39345.
