Bobbie Bickerdike Honea Waters

Bobbie Bickerdike Honea Waters, Asheboro, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 2:08pm at her home. Mrs. Waters was born in Tyler, Texas the daughter of the late Arthur F. Bickerdike and Mary L. Bickerdike. She was predeceased in death by her first husband, C.L. Honea of Tyler, TX, and second husband Murdew F. Waters of Asheboro, NC, brother James Arthur Bickerdike of Tyler, TX and twin sister Billie Bickerdike Durrett of Hutchins, TX Mrs. Waters is survived by her daughter Deborah Honea Shoe and son-in-law Mark of Raleigh, NC, four grandchildren, Brian Hunt of Raleigh, Rachael Hunt Elmore and husband Mitch of Charlotte, and daughter-in-law Mary Gray Hutchison of Raleigh. Also, Cameron Abrams and wife Lisa Lobree of Philadelphia, PA and Bradley Abrams and wife Tamara of Palo Alto, CA. Mrs. Waters had eight great grandchildren: Hunt Joseph Elmore, Reeve Arthur Elmore, Lydia Lee Hunt, Emma Abrams, Stella Abrams, Samuel Abrams, Boston Abrams and Cale Abrams. She is also survived by three sisters; Myrt Morris of Nacogdoches, TX, Bessie (Teeny) Gardner and husband Jimmy and Reta Spradlin of Tyler, TX and numerous beloved nieces and nephews. Mrs. Waters was a graduate of John Tyler High School and attended Tyler Junior College. Mrs. Waters was very active in her church, first at College Heights Baptist, Tyler, where she and her first husband, C. L. Honea were Charter Members. She was an adult Sunday School teacher for a number of years, served on the Pulpit Pastor Search Committee and served in various other offices in the church. Her first husband C.L. passed away in 1959. In 1964 she married Mr. Waters and in 1965 they relocated to Asheboro. They joined First Baptist Church, where she served as an adult teacher for several years. By profession, she was a retired accountant for both Randolph Community College and Asheboro City Schools. Mrs. Waters' body will be flown to Tyler, TX for a funeral service and burial at Tyler Memorial Cemetary in the Honea Family Plot, next to her first husband. In Tyler, a visitation, followed by a funeral service, will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2020, starting at 1:00pm, at Burks-Walker- Tippitt Funeral Home, 215 E Front St, Tyler, TX 75702 and a committal service at Tyler Memorial Cemetery, 12053 TX-64, following her funeral service. After the family returns from Texas, there will be a Celebration of Life service held in Asheboro at First Baptist Church on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at 1:00pm. Mrs. Waters requested that any memorials be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. You may also make a memorial online by going to https://www.stjude.org/ .