Mrs. Pearlie Irene Tidwell Draper, age 100, of the Tidwell Chapel Community, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Sunset Manor Health Care Facility in Guin.

Pearlie was born on April 1, 1919 to Frank Tidwell and Essie Tucker Tidwell and was a member of the Tidwell Chapel Church of Christ. She is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Blair (John), Dorothy Price and Alice Markham (Chris), her son, Tom Draper, grandchildren, Steve Blair (Anissa), Angie Lowery (Walter), James “Dobber” Nix (Christie), Cindy Kelley (Carlos), Meredith McCraw, Heather Perrigin (Craig), Alicia Mace (Tim), seventeen great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren, special niece and nephew, Jimmy and Frances Wyma, and a host of other nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Mrs. Draper was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Draper, parents, Frank Tidwell and Essie Tucker Tidwell, daughters, Linda Burroughs, Maxine McCoy, and a son, James Allen Draper.

The funeral services for Pearlie will be held on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Tidwell Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery. Bobby Dodd and Tom Nix will be the officiating ministers. The visitation will be held on Monday, March 9, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. (service time) at the funeral home. Active pall bears, Steve Blair, Dabber Nix, Craig Perrigin, Carlos Kelley, Tim Mace, Walter Lowery and Jimmy Wyma. Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Draper family.