Dorothy Mae Tisdale

1920 - 2005  (85 years)

• Name	Dorothy Mae Tisdale
  Born	7 Oct 1920	Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Nov 2005	Virginia Beach, VA
  Person ID	I23639	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Dorsey Battle Tisdale,   b. 4 Aug 1898, Spring Hope, Mannings Township, Nash Co., NC ,   d. 7 Nov 1973, Norfolk, Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Adeline Dozier,   b. 27 Nov 1900, Norfolk, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1980, Norfolk, Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1917	Elizabeth City, N.C
  Family ID	F7644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Orriss,   b. 13 Nov 1921, Union City, NJ ,   d. 18 Dec 1995  (Age 74 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1943	Brooklyn, Kings, New York
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F7671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary, Virginian-Pilot, November 22, 2005: Dorothy M. Orriss, 85, passed away Nov. 21, 2005, in a local hospital. Born in Portsmouth, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Dorsey B. and Mary Adeline Tisdale. She was a past deacon and member of Willowwood Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. She was a graduate of Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, N.Y., and retired as a registered nurse. Before returing to Virginia, Dorothy and her family resided in Mountain Lake, N.J., and Hempstead, N.Y. Dorothy leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughter, Kathi McGinley and her husband Tim of Virginia Beach; three sons, Rick Orriss and his wife Linda of New Jersey, Rob Orriss and his wife Erika, also of New Jersey and Dale Orriss and his wife Erika of Florida. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, Kim, Dianne, Courtney, Ben, Ollie, Shane, Torryn, Kelly, Erin, Trevor, Taylor, Kylee, Jonathan, Padraic, Conor and Jessica; seven great-grandchildren, Sierra, Zane, Sydney, Jeremy, Conor, Nathan and Sophia; and her brother, Dorsey B. Tisdale III and his wife Loetta of Norfolk. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Kenneth G. Orriss. A funeral will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at Willowwood Presbyterian Church in Norfolk with the Rev. Frank Drake officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Willowwood Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. Altmeyer Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.