Mrs. Louise T. Turnipseed Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Louise Turnipseed entered into rest on Tuesday April 22, 2014 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 2, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. from Friendship Baptist Church, 1237 House Street, Columbia. Interment to follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. She was born to the late John & Lucille Tisdale. Lousie attended Howard High School and was always active in the church and the community. She was a member of the Crusaders for Christ, served on the board for the America Clergy Leadership Counsel and was a foster parent. "Momma Weezy" as she affectionately known, served over two hundred children for Horry County in Georgetown, SC. When she relocated to Columbia, SC, she fostered and was care giver for thirty children for the YAP Program in Richland County. She was a loving mother and loveable person who always spoke her mind and was willing to "tell you like it is" whether you wanted to hear it or not. Lousie loved to dress and was a true Diva! Her hats, shoes and bags matched at all times. Her hobbies included working in the yard, helping others decorate, planting flowers, cooking and feeding people. Louise was predeceased in death not only by her parents but, by two brothers, Joe and Robert Tisdale also. Left to cherish fond memories are her children, Pastor Delores Green and Elder Clarence McFadden both of Paterson, NJ, Andre McFadden and Bernadette both of Columbia, SC, Brenda Tucker Heyward (Enfrem) and Clara Miller of Georgetown, SC; sisters, Geneva Warring and Florence Tisdale both of PA aND Margret Wragg of NY; brothers, John Tisdale of NC and Raymond Tisdale of SC; twelve grandchildren; one great granddaughter; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends whom will truly miss her but understand she's with God and at peace. A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, 2548 Main Street, Columbia are in charge of these arrangements.

Mrs. Louise T. Turnipseed

June 2, 1939 - April 22, 2014