January 12, 2020
80 year old Billy D. Tisdale passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at his residence in Smithville. He was a former construction crane operator and also worked at Moog Manufacturing for 17 years. He was a member of the Brethren in Christ Church.
Visitation with the Tisdale family will be on Sunday, January 12th and Monday, January 13th from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Brian Jones will officiate and burial will be in the Petty Cemetery.
Mr. Tisdale was preceded in death by his parents, Hobert Odell and Martha Jane Linder Tisdale; a son, Steve Tisdale; and a sister, Darlene Tisdale. He is survived by his wife of 62 1/2 years, Lera Petty Tisdale of Smithville; children, Billy W. and Angela Tisdale, Michael and Sandra Tisdale and Bobby Tisdale, all of Smithville, and Debra and Brent Bynum of Cookeville; grandchildren, Amy and Chad Hill, Joey and Anglina Tisdale, Brandon Colwell, Codey Tisdale, Brandi (Nick) Patterson, Riley Bullard, and Zachary Tisdale; eleven great grandchildren; sisters, Nancy Tisdale and Ann Tisdale of Lebanon; brothers, Jr. Tisdale and Bobby Tisdale of Lebanon and Ricky Tisdale of Carthage.
In addition to flowers, donations may be made to the Gideons International in memory of Mr. Tisdale.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.