Obituaries:  B. J. Tidwell Jr., Sabine Parish       T-340
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 16, 1982
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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B. J. Tidwell Jr.

  B. J. Tidwell Jr., died at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New
Orleans, La., at 6:15 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6, 1982. He was 56 years
old.

  Survivors include his wife, Aloyesse Dew Tidwell of Many; one
son, Chris Tidwell of Many; his parents, Brother and Mrs. B. J.
Tidwell Sr. of Many; two brothers, Needham E. Tidwell, and James
E. Tidwell, both of Many; and three sisters; Hazel Pickel of
Temple, Tex., Ruth Cole of DeRidder, and Jean Davis of
Natchitoches.

  Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m., at the
Many Church of Christ, with the Rev. Leon Bates, and the Rev. Joe
Ratcliff officiating. Burial was in the Many Cemetery, under the
direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Mr. Tidwell's body was taken to the church Tuesday evening, to
lie in state until service time on Thursday.

  Pallbearers were Roy Pass Jr., Leslie Lites, Ralph Jones, George
Strickland, Mike Shirley, Wayne Horton, Jim Smith Sr., and J. J.
Blake III, (representing John Blake Jr.)

  Honorary pallbearers were William Cooper, Jr., Elsie Cooper,
Floyd Edmonson, Bernice Lightfoot, and J. D. Edmonson.

  Mr. Tidwell, a prominent Many Businessman, was owner of Many
Lumber Co., a member of the Many Church of Christ, where he
faithfully served in various leadership and teaching roles
throughout the years.

  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made
to the Kidney Foundation through Many Lumber Co.