BARBARA JEAN TIDWELL, 83, of Little Rock, Ark., went to be with the Lord, Monday, December 13, 2021.

She was born July 6, 1938, in Laneburg, Ark., to Louie and Mattie Wesson. She was a former office manager for the Missions Department of the Baptist Missionary Association of America where she worked for 30 years. She also spent nine years working with the State of Arkansas in the Department of Finance for Higher Education. She was an active member of several BMA churches in Arkansas and Tennessee serving in various capacities from Sunday School Teacher, Pianist, Organist, and Pastor’s wife. She had a heart for Missions. For the last 15 years she was a member of Park Place Baptist Church of Bryant Arkansas.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, David Tidwell, and her parents, Louie and Mattie Wesson, and great-granddaughter, Serenity Isabelle Green. Barbara is survived by her daughter and son in-law, Rejeana and Cameron Albert of Little Rock, son and daughterin-law, Benny and Tonya Tidwell of Vilonia, grandchildren, Terra Green of Malvern, Nikki Geraldson of Conway, Caleb Albert of Little Rock, Hannah Holliday of Conway, Rebecca Carson of Farmington, New Mexico, Jared Montgomery of Iowa, and fourteen great-grandchildren and many other relatives, church family and friends.

Services will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., at Roller Drummond Funeral Home in Little Rock. Services will be conducted by the Reverend Gary Lambright, and the Reverend Cameron Albert. Interment will be at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander, Arkansas. The family will receive visitors at the service. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/drummond