Mrs. Darlene Dillard Tidwell, age 62, of Eldridge in the Barn Creek Community, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 in the Fayette Medical Center in Fayette. Darlene was a 1974 Graduate of Winfield City High School. Darlene was a member of the first graduating class from Bevill State where she earned her RN degree. She was employed with the Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham in the heart holding lab.

Darlene is survived by her husband of nearly 43 years, Roy Dale Tidwell, and her children, Brandy Tidwell, Brian Tidwell and Derrick Tidwell, a granddaughter, Allie Grace Buchanan, a sister, Karen Chambers of Double Springs, Al. and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey Dilliard and Margaret Johnson Dillard.

Funeral services for Mrs. Tidwell will be held on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Tidwell Chapel Cemetery.  Brother Marlin Mayfield will be the officiating minister. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home.