Willie Evelyn Adams Tidwell passed away March 17, 2023, in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was born March 9, 1929 in Fayette County, Alabama to Johnie C. Adams and Cassie Corbett Adams. She married James Harold Tidwell in 1949 and they spent their career in education in Arkansas, he as coach and superintendent and she as an elementary teacher for 28 years, impacting many young lives. Her degree was in Elementary Education from the University of Arkansas at Monticello
After retiring to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, she became a trophy-winning golfer and enjoyed many tournaments with her golfer husband. After her husband’s death she lived in Huntsville, Alabama for ten years, moving to a retirement community in Kingsport in 2019 to be near her son.
She was preceded in death by parents Johnie and Cassie Adams; husband, Harold Tidwell; sons, Mitchell Tidwell and Steven Tidwell; and brother, O. L. Adams. She is survived by one son, James Thomas “Tom” Tidwell (Julie); daughyers-in-law, Karen Tidwell and Gaye Tidwell; granddaughters, Jennifer Tidwell and Melissa Tidwell; grandsons, Scott Tidwell (Megan), Drew Tidwell (Stacey), and Benjamin Tidwell (Molly); great-grandsons, James Tidwell, Oliver Tidwell, Owen Tidwell, and Clay Tidwell; great-granddaughters, Avery Tidwell, Emma Tidwell, Charlee Mae Tidwell and Millie Ann Tidwell; and one sister, Laurene Hunt.
A graveside service for family and friends will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama, Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. with Rick Stone of Whitesburg Baptist Church officiating. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made to The Kidney Foundation or charity of your choice.
