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Monday, October 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM

BARBARA NELL TIDWELL

Barbara was born on July 28, 1935, to Argyle Franklin Hudson and Lula Mack Dunn Hudson. A lifelong learner with a passion for teaching, she devoted her life to education and to inspiring young minds. To Barbara, teaching was not simply a profession but a calling, and she touched countless lives throughout her career with her patience, kindness, and love for learning.

In 1953, Barbara married Henry Tidwell. Together they built a home filled with faith, family, and devotion, and shared a remarkable 72 years of marriage.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her devoted husband, Henry Tidwell of Longview, Texas; two loving sons, Keith Tidwell and wife Nicole of Easley, South Carolina, and Bradley Tidwell and fiancée Claire Renzetti of Longview, Texas; one sister, Judy Buck and husband Ronald of Buda, Texas; and one brother, Buddy Hudson of Austin, Texas. She also leaves behind her cherished grandchildren, April Wright, Jessica Bellant and husband Chris, Brandon Tidwell, Shelby Tidwell and husband Sean Crider; and three great-grandchildren, Ezra Wright, Charley Bellant, and Henry Bellant, who brought immense joy to her later years.

Barbara’s gentle spirit, her unwavering dedication to her family, and her lifelong commitment to nurturing others will be remembered and celebrated by all who knew her.

Services to honor Barbara’s life will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in De Kalb, Texas, with Reverend Dr. Debbie Tipps officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, September 19, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bates Family Funeral Home in De Kalb, Texas. Interment will follow at Wards Creek Cemetery in Simms, Texas.

Barbara will be dearly missed but forever remembered in the hearts of her family, friends, and former students whose lives she touched so deeply.

Online registration is available at www.batesfamilyfuneralhome. com.


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