Mrs. Ava Dean Tidwell age 89, of Winfield passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 in the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Guin.

Mrs. Tidwell was preceded in death by her husbands, Jack Nelson and R. V. Tidwell, parents, James W. and Leona Perry, sisters, Eardeal Couch and Florene Perry and brothers, Clodia Perry and James Henderson. She is survived by her children, Doug Nelson (Phyllis), Lana Hayes, Becky Barnes (Bobby), and Deborah Bobo, grandchildren, Lianne Robinson (Jason), Shelley Bigbie (Tyler), Brittney Salazar (Ely), Haley Bobo (Jared), great grandchildren, Emma, Luke and Anna Beth Robinson, Kensley Bryant, Addison Hines, Jackson Salazar, Kellan Farley, Brindyl Hyde and baby Bigbie on the way and a host of nieces, nephew, church family and friends.

Funeral services for Mrs. Tidwell will be held on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Harmony Grove Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (service time) at the funeral home. Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Tidwell family.