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Helen Waid <I>Robertson</I> Tisdale

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Helen Waid Robertson Tisdale

Birth
Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Death
8 Sep 2019 (aged 96)
Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.8259306, Longitude: -79.8549417
Plot
Mausoleum 4, BW, Niche 88
Memorial ID
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Helen Robertson Tisdale
August 10, 1923 - September 8, 2019
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Helen Robertson Tisdale of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina passed away on September 8, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Edmund Tisdale, Jr.

Mrs. Tisdale was born August 10, 1923 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, a daughter of the late Samuel Edison Robertson and the late Sarah Waid Robertson.

She attended the National Business College in Roanoke, Virginia, and upon graduation worked for Edmonds Bros. Supply Co. and Edmonds Bros. Wholesale Corp. in Bristol, TN. Mrs. Tisdale also worked for the Saint Andrews Episcopal Church Preschool as a Teaching Assistant. Mrs. Tisdale considered herself "Richly Blessed" and was likewise a blessing to those who knew her. She found much joy in one of her greatest goals in life: being a mother. For many years, she was an active member of First (Scots) Presbyterian Church in Charleston, where she taught Sunday school, served on the flower committee, and assisted elderly members of the congregation. She was an active member of the Charleston Garden Club.

Surviving are her son, Alfred Edmund (Ed) Tisdale III and his wife Sue, of Myrtle Beach, SC; three daughters, Anne T. McChesney and her husband, Paul, of Spartanburg, SC, Carol T. Nicholson and her husband, Stacy of Charlotte, NC, and Mary T. Georgis and her husband, Ted, of San Francisco, CA, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The memorial service for Helen Robertson Tisdale will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in Stuhr's Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the MUSC Foundation: Heart and Vascular Center, 18 Bee Street, MSC 450, Charleston, SC 29425.

Source Citation: J. Henry Stuhr, Inc.
_________________________
Name: Helen Waid Robertson
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1923
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1923038341
Source Citation: Helen Waid Robertson in the Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911

Name: Helen Waid Robertson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1948
Marriage Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Father: S E Robertson
Mother: Sarah Waid
Spouse: Alfred Edmund Tisdale
Certificate Number: 1948023206
Source Citation: Helen Waid Robertson in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Helen Robertson Tisdale
August 10, 1923 - September 8, 2019
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Helen Robertson Tisdale of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina passed away on September 8, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Edmund Tisdale, Jr.

Mrs. Tisdale was born August 10, 1923 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, a daughter of the late Samuel Edison Robertson and the late Sarah Waid Robertson.

She attended the National Business College in Roanoke, Virginia, and upon graduation worked for Edmonds Bros. Supply Co. and Edmonds Bros. Wholesale Corp. in Bristol, TN. Mrs. Tisdale also worked for the Saint Andrews Episcopal Church Preschool as a Teaching Assistant. Mrs. Tisdale considered herself "Richly Blessed" and was likewise a blessing to those who knew her. She found much joy in one of her greatest goals in life: being a mother. For many years, she was an active member of First (Scots) Presbyterian Church in Charleston, where she taught Sunday school, served on the flower committee, and assisted elderly members of the congregation. She was an active member of the Charleston Garden Club.

Surviving are her son, Alfred Edmund (Ed) Tisdale III and his wife Sue, of Myrtle Beach, SC; three daughters, Anne T. McChesney and her husband, Paul, of Spartanburg, SC, Carol T. Nicholson and her husband, Stacy of Charlotte, NC, and Mary T. Georgis and her husband, Ted, of San Francisco, CA, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The memorial service for Helen Robertson Tisdale will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in Stuhr's Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the MUSC Foundation: Heart and Vascular Center, 18 Bee Street, MSC 450, Charleston, SC 29425.

Source Citation: J. Henry Stuhr, Inc.
_________________________
Name: Helen Waid Robertson
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1923
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1923038341
Source Citation: Helen Waid Robertson in the Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911

Name: Helen Waid Robertson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1948
Marriage Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Father: S E Robertson
Mother: Sarah Waid
Spouse: Alfred Edmund Tisdale
Certificate Number: 1948023206
Source Citation: Helen Waid Robertson in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014


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