Funeral services for David "Sonny" Tidwell of Winona will be held at 10 a.m. in the Oliver Chapel on Wednesday, July 17, with burial following in Mission Baptist Church Cemetery near Winona. The Rev. Bobby Palmertree will officiate the service. The Pallbearers will be David Tidwell, Dillon Lambert, Lee Howard, Bubba Bond, Tanner Bond, and Tony Palmertree.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 17 from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
David "Sonny" Tidwell, 79, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Diversicare in Eupora. He was born on June 30, 1945, to David Franklin and Mattie Lou Cochran Tidwell. He was a retired employee of the Montgomery County Unit System and a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.
Mr. Tidwell is survived by his daughter, Karen Carter (Walter) of Carrollton; two sons, David D. Tidwell Jr. (Nikona) of Winona and Paul Lambert (Betty Jo) of Jay, Fla.; sister, Davie Mae Haley of Winona; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Gammill.
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled the arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.ofhwinona.com
