Clara Belle Tidwell

Clara Belle Tidwell was born March 7, 1914, the tenth of eleven children born to Jason and Ella White Tidwell in the Upchurch Community in Prescott, Arkansas. Both parents and all of the children preceded her in death. She lived on this earth for 97 years and 3 days. God called her into eternity on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Clara Belle married Henry Simpson at an early age and no children were born to this union. Later in life, she married Urssery Tidwell and moved to Beirne, Arkansas and no children were born to this union. There she joined Shady Grove Baptist Church. In 1993, she moved to Gurdon, Arkansas and lived independently alone in her home. On her 97th birthday, her grand-niece, Buffie Nolen of Prescott, moved into her home to care for her. Clara Belle loved life. She loved to hunt, fish and garden. She was a person who was very innovative (she could find a unique way to fix anything). Clara Belle Tidwell’s legacy of love will live on in the hearts of those eleven nieces and nephews who called her “Aunt Clara”; Thelma Kirby Charles, Orene Kirby (Aubry) Scott, Ella Mae Kirby (Edgar) Pitre, all of Seattle, WA, Lawrence (Mae) Kirby of Cleveland, OH, Verion Redic (Herbert) Adams of Prescott, AR, Roberteen Redic (Bill) Cunningham of Chicago, IL, Hezzie Lee Tidwell of Kansas City, MO, Doris Harrington Gulley of Gurdon, AR, Ella Faye Harrington Anthony of Phena Harrington (Henry) Spellman of Prescott, AR and Sharon Harrington (Willie) Hall of Ft. Worth, TX; and two strep-children, James Urssery Tidwell and Betty Tidwell. There are many grand and great-grand nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends who will miss her dearly. She will lie in repose at Williams Funeral Home-Prescott Chapel, 113 Elm Street on Wednesday, March 16th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The last farewell and tributes to her life will be shared on Thursday, March 17th at 12:00 noon in Williams Funeral Home-Prescott Chapel with Rev. Daniel Flemons officiating. The committal service and final resting place will be in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Beirne, Arkansas. The family will gather at the home of Herbert and Verion Adams – 202 East 4th Street, Prescott, Arkansas after the committal service. Bearers of the casket will be Arlandus Redic, Jr., John Nolen, Harold Kirby, Thomas Muldrew, Ronnie Nolen and Willie Hall.