Eugene “Gene” TIDWELL, Sr.

1938 - 2010  (72 years)

• Name	Eugene “Gene” TIDWELL  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 Sep 1938	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Lexington, South Carolina Obituaries: Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 Print Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:00 am | Updated: 10:44 pm, Fri Sep 10, 2010. EUGENE TIDWELL Sr. LEXINGTON - Funeral services for Eugene "Gene" Tidwell Sr., 72, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, with interment in Tidwell Family Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Mr. Tidwell was born Sept. 2, 1938, in Sumter, and passed away on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. He was a son of the late James Roland and Janie Outlaw Tidwell. Mr. Tidwell was the retired owner of Tidwell Heating and Air. Mr. Tidwell is survived by his daughter, Peggy Williams (Sam) of Lexington; son, Eugene Tidwell Jr. of Lexington; sisters, Eula Walker of Sumter and Jennie Farmer (Dell) of Covington, Ga.; and grandchildren, Samantha, Sabrina and Victoria Williams. He was predeceased by his wife, Jean Parker Tidwell; son, Mark Allen Tidwell; sister, Lorine Broadway; and brothers, James Tidwell Jr. and Leroy Tidwell. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com   DONNIE P. BAKER Sr. Donnie Paschal Baker Sr., 81, husband of Blanche Dukes Baker, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late Hazel W. Sr. and Alta Horton Baker. Mr. Baker was a member of Grace Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II. He also served as a police officer for the City of Sumter. He retired from Campbell's Soup Co. Following his retirement, he operated Lake Marion Guide Service and D&B Auto Sales. Survivors besides his wife include four sons, Donnie P. Baker Jr. (Brenda), Samuel Herbert Baker, John Wayne Baker and Mark Anthony Baker, all of Sumter; two daughters, Sara Baker Fritsche and Shelby Jean Baker (Rick Barnes), both of Sumter; two brothers, Hazel W. Baker Jr. of Camden and Amos F. Baker of Hawaii; one sister, Katherine B. Evans of Sumter; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. James Chandler and the Rev. Charles Ahtonen officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Trey Baker, Will Fritsche, Kevin Lynn, Eddie Dukes, Joe Dukes and Dan Dukes. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Jack Anderson Sunday School Class of Grace Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the home of his son, 1895 Paschal Lane. Memorials may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 (www.lbda.org) or to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Tri-County Hospice of Sumter and Tuomey Hospice. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [1, 2, 3]
  _UID	21C65AB6ACDF4BD7937F4763FB32021AA940
  Death	9 Sep 2010
  Burial	11 Sep 2010	Tidwell Family Cemetery   [3]
  	Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, Lexington, South Carolina
  Person ID	I113085	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	James Rowland/Roland TIDWELL   d. Bef 1 Sep 2010
  Mother	Janie OUTLAW   d. Bef 1 Sep 2010
  _UID	59AD861AB1E847DAABBF685A8BF746479BB4
  _UID	59AD861AB1E847DAABBF685A8BF746479BB4
  Family ID	F78066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean PARKER   d. Bef 9 Aug 2010
  _UID	FA8FB25B3F524B31932CF862ABA15EAB11F9
  _UID	FA8FB25B3F524B31932CF862ABA15EAB11F9
  Children	1. Peggy TIDWELL   2. Eugene TIDWELL, Jr.   3. Mark Allen TIDWELL   d. Bef 9 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F78067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2847] LeRoy Tidwell. [S14863] Lorine Broadway. [S14927] Eugene Tidwell Sr.