VIEWING: Friday, April 10, 2026/ Time: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
SERVICE: Saturday, April 11, 2026/ Time: 1:00 PM/ Feggins Funeral Home Chapel, 409 South Hill Avenue, South Hill, VA 23970/ Rev. Sharon Baskerville, Officiating
INTERMENT: Monday, April 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM/ Crestview Memorial Park, 18599 Highway One, North, LaCrosse, VA 23950
MRS. REBECCA ANN CRAIG TISDALE, affectionately called “Sandy”, daughter of the late Edward Stone Craig and the late Fannie Newby Craig was born July 14, 1947, in Mecklenburg County, VA and departed this life April 5,2026, in VCU-Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA. She was preceded in death by her siblings- George, James, and Willie Craig, Katherine Washington, Marie and Carolyn Craig, Mabel Walker and Christine Tillman. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren- Amitra D’Ann Thomas and Samira Penelope Craig.
At an early age she was baptized and joined Jerusalem Baptist Church in South Hill, Virginia and later she became a missionary and an usher. She attended the former East End High School in Mecklenburg County, VA.
Rebecca later moved to New Jersey where she was employed in the domestic field. After a few years there she moved back to South Hill, VA where she worked for Brian’s Steakhouse for over eighteen years until her retirement. She later received certification in Computers from Southside Community College.
In her spare time, she enjoyed watching TV, playing bingo, cards, and visiting with family and friends.
Rebecca leaves to cherish her memory are her six children- Tawanda Craig (Horace), White Marsh, MD; Celestine (Franklin) Caldwell, Phoenix, AZ; Delores (Keith) Wyche, Alberta, VA; Lisa Tisdale and Theresa Tisdale, South Hill, VA and Kelvin Tisdale, Lawrenceville, VA; 22 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren; a brother- Charles Craig, Brooklyn, NY; devoted sister- Reverend Sharon (Deacon Alfred) Baskerville, Brodnax, VA; aunt- Lillie Mae Peterson, Raleigh, NC; devoted friend for over 50 years- Pat King, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other friends.