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1934 - 2014 (80 years)| Name | Leo TIDWELL [3, 4] | |
| Prefix | Reverend | |
| Birth | 1934 | Lee County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Leo and Melida were twins. The Rev. Leo Tidwell Reverend Leo Tidwell, 80, husband of Joann Galloway Tidwell, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at his home. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Allen Andrew and Hattie Coulter Tidwell. The Rev. Tidwell was the founder of Tidwell Ministries. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; his children, Larry (Leo) and Beth Tidwell of Carthage, N.C., Cindy and James (Butch) Treaster, Melida and Cecil Truesdale, Teresa and James Cline, and Raymond Michael and Sheryl Tidwell, all of Sumter; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Also surviving are his sisters, Ethel Wray Burkett and Mattie Mae Copeland, both of Sumter. The Rev. Tidwell was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Mae Lowery Tidwell; brothers, Roland, J.C., Andy, Levern and Ray; sisters, Gertrude, Geneva, Grace, Mary, and his twin sister, Melida. Services will be held at 5 p.m. today at Pine Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Thompson, the Rev. Tony Griffin, the Rev. Glenn Tidwell, the Rev. Don Riner and the Rev. Mitch Towery officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens at 3 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia SC, 29210, or to Tidwell Ministries, 2814 Tindal Road, Sumter SC, 29150. The family wishes to thank Mrs. Kell, Miss Virginia, Miss Frances and Miss Mary for the care given to the Rev. Tidwell during his illness. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, March 16, 2014 [2, 3, 4] | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Leo and Melida were twins. The Rev. Leo Tidwell Reverend Leo Tidwell, 80, husband of Joann Galloway Tidwell, died Friday, March 14, 2014, at his home. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Allen Andrew and Hattie Coulter Tidwell. The Rev. Tidwell was the founder of Tidwell Ministries. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; his children, Larry (Leo) and Beth Tidwell of Carthage, N.C., Cindy and James (Butch) Treaster, Melida and Cecil Truesdale, Teresa and James Cline, and Raymond Michael and Sheryl Tidwell, all of Sumter; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Also surviving are his sisters, Ethel Wray Burkett and Mattie Mae Copeland, both of Sumter. The Rev. Tidwell was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Mae Lowery Tidwell; brothers, Roland, J.C., Andy, Levern and Ray; sisters, Gertrude, Geneva, Grace, Mary, and his twin sister, Melida. Services will be held at 5 p.m. today at Pine Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Thompson, the Rev. Tony Griffin, the Rev. Glenn Tidwell, the Rev. Don Riner and the Rev. Mitch Towery officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens at 3 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia SC, 29210, or to Tidwell Ministries, 2814 Tindal Road, Sumter SC, 29150. The family wishes to thank Mrs. Kell, Miss Virginia, Miss Frances and Miss Mary for the care given to the Rev. Tidwell during his illness. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Sunday, March 16, 2014 | |
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| _UID | 5C7C01B825D74C79BEE8B7686DEDFFAE1E5D | |
| Death | 14 Mar 2014 | at his home, 2814 Tindal Road, Sumter, South Carolina |
| Burial | 16 Mar 2014 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
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| Person ID | I284908 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 17 Oct 2020 | |
| Father | Allen Andrew TIDWELL d. Bef 12 Apr 2018 | |
| Mother | Hattie M. TIDWELL d. Bef 12 Apr 2018 | |
| _UID | 67A44F3E59FC4108B1B068FA663F519C8B93 | |
| _UID | 67A44F3E59FC4108B1B068FA663F519C8B93 | |
| Family ID | F118714 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Dorothy Mae LOWERY d. Bef 14 Mar 2014 | |||||||||||
| _UID | B1D5481A94934B7DAC918AD7BFDD7CB74469 | |||||||||||
| _UID | B1D5481A94934B7DAC918AD7BFDD7CB74469 | |||||||||||
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| Family ID | F195490 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||
| Last Modified | 26 Mar 2014 | |||||||||||
| Family 2 | Joann GALLOWAY | |
| _UID | BB7B03BA2C2F4657A3AEACE752B0E20CBFEE | |
| _UID | BB7B03BA2C2F4657A3AEACE752B0E20CBFEE | |
| Family ID | F191388 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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