Robert Tisdale Jr.

BENTON, Ill. — Robert Wayne Tisdale Jr, age 60, of Benton passed away at his home on Saturday, May 8, 2021.

Robert was born in Sikeston, Missouri, on April 12, 1961, the son of Birdie May “Sue” (Ratliff) and the late Robert Wayne Tisdale Sr.

Robert had graduated from Sikeston High School in 1981. He had worked at Benton Wal-Mart for the past 23 years.

Survivors include: his fiancee, Judith Wallace of Benton; mother, Birdie May “Sue” Tisdale of Sikeston; daughter, Shaylyn and Greg Mays of Centralia; daughter, Renae (Terrel) Evans of Benton; son, Michael Sanders of Benton; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Donald L. Tisdale of Morley, Missouri; brother, Steven R. Tisdale of Dexter, Missouri; three nephews, Donald Tisdale Jr., Blake Tisdale, Keagen Hale; niece, Ariel Booton; 10 grand nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father and his sister, Tina J. Tisdale-Booton.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Deacon Archie Bowers officiating.

Burial will follow at Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. A time of visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Blue Funeral Home in Marion.