Mrs. Bonnie Tisdale Cockrell

Bonnie Tisdale Cockrell, 99, passed away on December 3, 2022, at The Virginian in Fairfax, Virginia. Bonnie was born on December 3, 1923, in Collins, to the late John Amos and Katie Langston Tisdale. She served in the United States Navy WAVES during World War II. After the war, she met and married Robert Franklin Cockrell. Bonnie retired from Sears and Roebuck Company. She was of the Baptist faith. Bonnie and Robert enjoyed genealogy, gardening, cooking, and traveling. Visitation will be Saturday, December 10, 2022, from 1:00-3:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will be held, in the Chapel of Calvert Funeral Home, on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Dale Funderburg officiating. Burial will follow in Cairo Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in Cedar Bluff. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her son, Roger Cockrell (Anna Lisa) of Falls Church, Virginia; granddaughter, Melissa Cockrell of Falls Church, Virginia; nephew, David Scott and niece, Katherine Paynter (Robert). Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband; two sons, Allen Curtis Cockrell and Robert Larry Cockrell, and sister, Holly Marie Hilden. Pallbearers will be Marvin Turnipseed, Tim Ray, Matt Ray, Scott Hardin, Lon Smith, and Jacan Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Beverly Smith, Wally McGee, Kathy Paynter, David Scott, and Pete O'Shea. Memorials may be made to Cairo Cemetery Fund, c/o Judy Chrismond, 23225 Hwy 50 West, West Point, Mississippi 39773. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com