Julius Bailey Tidmore

Advertisement

Julius Bailey Tidmore

Birth
Hortons Mill, Blount County, Alabama, USA
Death
25 Mar 2008 (aged 62)
Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Blount County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
March 25, 2008, by Dwight Hayes for www.arab-today.com:

Julius Bailey Tidmore, 62, lost his hard fought battle with a very rare type of cancer Wednesday night at his home in Oneonta. He was surrounded by friends and family who prayed and sang until his passing. He had hoped to be able to drive up to witness the Relay For Life® at the soccer fields in Arab on April 18th.

Bailey was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer, a very rare type in the US, on March 12, 2007. He underwent surgery at UAB to remove the gall bladder, but the surgeon determined that it had spread into his common bile duct. The cancer would eventually spread to his liver and peritoneum.

His doctors at UAB teamed up with oncologists at Vanderbilt for more tests to determine whether he could be considered for a clinical trial. The clinical trial did not work.

The first week of January 2008, he spent 6 weeks in San Antonio at the Cancer Research & Treatment Center for another clinical trial. That trial did not work either, and he returned home to Oneonta.

Bailey was a well-known business man in Arab. He managed the White's Auto Parts, Inc., store for his father-in-law Roy White for 20 years until it was sold in 1987. White's Auto Parts was located in the old Arab High School building where Mink Creek is now located.

After the business closed, he began working for Charles Spurgeon, then worked at Accutek for a number of years until that company was sold. When he died, he was the Production Coordinator at Sandvik Medical Solutions in Arab. He was a retired National Guardsman.

After moving from Arab, he built a house and lived in Oneonta on the Tidmore family property, near his mother who lives in the 105-year-old house where he was born and raised. That home was built by his Horton great-great uncles.

He attended Oneonta schools. He was the quarterback and pitcher for the Oneonta High School teams, graduating in 1963. He attended technical school in electronics for 2 years and then worked for GE until he married Andreé White in June 1967.

He was a long-time member of the Arab First United Methodist Church having only recently moved his membership to the Lebanon United Methodist Church in Oneonta, where he attended church and will be buried.

Mr. Tidmore was born August 10, 1945, the son of Rufus Johnny and Lillian Herstene Tidmore. He was preceded in death by his father.

Survivors include: wife, Laura Jarmon Tidmore of Oneonta; son and companion, Johnny Tidmore (Marsha Mills) of Arab; daughter and companion, Amanda Tidmore (Lisa Zimmerman) of Nashville, TN; daughter, Elizabeth Tidmore of Nashville, TN; step daughter, Melissa "Lisa" Mitchell (Dorron) of Guntersville; step son, Jeffery Farmer of Arab; mother, Herstene Tidmore of Oneonta; step grandchildren, Logan Farmer, Ryley Farmer, Olivia Farmer and Devin Kay Mitchell; brother, David Tidmore (Jean) of Oneonta; sisters, Patsy Vickery (Don) of Oneonta and Alethea McCreless (Jeff) of Trussville; former spouse and mother of children, Andreé White Walker of Arab; and a host of nieces and nephews.

His son, Johnny Tidmore, said his father had so many plans for the property in Oneonta, after he retired. The property includes Tidmore Mountain where eagles nest during the summer. "God must have needed help in Heaven to take him so soon."

Johnny said that his dad loved flowers and he would have preferred flowers because he really liked funerals with flowers, but anyone wishing to make a donation to the American Cancer Society may do so online by clicking here.

Anyone wishing to send a card to his wife, may mail it to Laura Tidmore, 200 Tidmore Lane, Oneonta, AL 35121.

Funeral Service was held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Lebanon United Methodist Church, 925 Blount Co Hwy 42, with burial in adjoining cemetery. Bro. Michael Cornelius officiating

Pallbearers were Dean Wilson, Jody Tidmore, Jimbo Butts, John Dickerson, Jeff McCreless, Conrad Nix, Norman Murphree, Ronnie Allred and Dorron Mitchell. Lemley Funeral Home Chapel directing. Honorary Pallbearers are the Oneonta High School Class of 1963 football team.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Decatur Daily - March 27, 2008:

Funeral for Julius Bailey Tidmore, 62, of Oneonta will be Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Lebanon United Methodist Church with Bro. Michael Cornelius officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

Mr. Tidmore, who died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at his residence, was born in Blount County to Rufus Johnny Tidmore and Lillian Herstene Bailey Tidmore. He was retired from the National Guard and as a production coordinator for Sandvik Inc. He was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. His father preceded him in death.

He is survived by his son, Johnny Tidmore of Arab; daughters Amanda Tidmore and Elizabeth Tidmore, both of Nashville; his mother, Herstene Tidmore of Oneonta; brother, David Tidmore (Jean) of Oneonta; sisters, Patsy Vickery (Don) of Oneonta and Alethea McCreless (Jeff) of Trussville; former spouse and mother of his children, Andree' White Walker of Arab; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Dean Wilson, Jody Tidmore, Jimbo Butts, John Dickerson, Jeff McCreless, Conrad Nix, Norman Murphree, Ronnie Allred and Dorron Mitchell.

Grandparents:
Julius William Tidmore
Luda Jane "Ludie" Foster Tidmore
Proncey David Bailey
Alice Lama Terrell Bailey

Great-Grandparents:
Rufus Jeremiah "Coon" Tidmore
Luna Azlee Horton Tidmore Whitley
John Franklin "Johnny" Foster
Cenia Vianna Bynum Foster
William Monroe "Will" Bailey
Julia R. "Julie" Law Bailey
William Thompson Terrell
Sarah Anna Campbell Terrell

Great-Great-Grandparents:
Maximillian "Mack" Tidmore
Clarinda Camp Tidmore
Thurman Marion Horton
Georgia Lucinda Mitchell Horton
Thomas Greenberry "Green" Foster
Frances Elizabeth Allgood Foster
Toliver Bynum
Sarah Ann Stephens Bynum
Hezekiah P. "Jim" Bailey
Rachel J. Craig Bailey
David Franklin Law (1819-1894)
Avarilla R. "Ava" Law (1827-____)
James A. "Jim" Terrell (1833-1894)
Julia Ann Jones Terrell (1836-____)
Eli Alexander Campbell (1814-1873)
Elizabeth Gardner "Polly" Standifer Campbell (1829-1900)

Great-Great-Great-Grandparents:
Jeffrey A. Horton
Gilbert Christian Craig
Eliza Swan Craig

Family Tree on RootsWeb
March 25, 2008, by Dwight Hayes for www.arab-today.com:

Julius Bailey Tidmore, 62, lost his hard fought battle with a very rare type of cancer Wednesday night at his home in Oneonta. He was surrounded by friends and family who prayed and sang until his passing. He had hoped to be able to drive up to witness the Relay For Life® at the soccer fields in Arab on April 18th.

Bailey was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer, a very rare type in the US, on March 12, 2007. He underwent surgery at UAB to remove the gall bladder, but the surgeon determined that it had spread into his common bile duct. The cancer would eventually spread to his liver and peritoneum.

His doctors at UAB teamed up with oncologists at Vanderbilt for more tests to determine whether he could be considered for a clinical trial. The clinical trial did not work.

The first week of January 2008, he spent 6 weeks in San Antonio at the Cancer Research & Treatment Center for another clinical trial. That trial did not work either, and he returned home to Oneonta.

Bailey was a well-known business man in Arab. He managed the White's Auto Parts, Inc., store for his father-in-law Roy White for 20 years until it was sold in 1987. White's Auto Parts was located in the old Arab High School building where Mink Creek is now located.

After the business closed, he began working for Charles Spurgeon, then worked at Accutek for a number of years until that company was sold. When he died, he was the Production Coordinator at Sandvik Medical Solutions in Arab. He was a retired National Guardsman.

After moving from Arab, he built a house and lived in Oneonta on the Tidmore family property, near his mother who lives in the 105-year-old house where he was born and raised. That home was built by his Horton great-great uncles.

He attended Oneonta schools. He was the quarterback and pitcher for the Oneonta High School teams, graduating in 1963. He attended technical school in electronics for 2 years and then worked for GE until he married Andreé White in June 1967.

He was a long-time member of the Arab First United Methodist Church having only recently moved his membership to the Lebanon United Methodist Church in Oneonta, where he attended church and will be buried.

Mr. Tidmore was born August 10, 1945, the son of Rufus Johnny and Lillian Herstene Tidmore. He was preceded in death by his father.

Survivors include: wife, Laura Jarmon Tidmore of Oneonta; son and companion, Johnny Tidmore (Marsha Mills) of Arab; daughter and companion, Amanda Tidmore (Lisa Zimmerman) of Nashville, TN; daughter, Elizabeth Tidmore of Nashville, TN; step daughter, Melissa "Lisa" Mitchell (Dorron) of Guntersville; step son, Jeffery Farmer of Arab; mother, Herstene Tidmore of Oneonta; step grandchildren, Logan Farmer, Ryley Farmer, Olivia Farmer and Devin Kay Mitchell; brother, David Tidmore (Jean) of Oneonta; sisters, Patsy Vickery (Don) of Oneonta and Alethea McCreless (Jeff) of Trussville; former spouse and mother of children, Andreé White Walker of Arab; and a host of nieces and nephews.

His son, Johnny Tidmore, said his father had so many plans for the property in Oneonta, after he retired. The property includes Tidmore Mountain where eagles nest during the summer. "God must have needed help in Heaven to take him so soon."

Johnny said that his dad loved flowers and he would have preferred flowers because he really liked funerals with flowers, but anyone wishing to make a donation to the American Cancer Society may do so online by clicking here.

Anyone wishing to send a card to his wife, may mail it to Laura Tidmore, 200 Tidmore Lane, Oneonta, AL 35121.

Funeral Service was held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Lebanon United Methodist Church, 925 Blount Co Hwy 42, with burial in adjoining cemetery. Bro. Michael Cornelius officiating

Pallbearers were Dean Wilson, Jody Tidmore, Jimbo Butts, John Dickerson, Jeff McCreless, Conrad Nix, Norman Murphree, Ronnie Allred and Dorron Mitchell. Lemley Funeral Home Chapel directing. Honorary Pallbearers are the Oneonta High School Class of 1963 football team.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Decatur Daily - March 27, 2008:

Funeral for Julius Bailey Tidmore, 62, of Oneonta will be Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Lebanon United Methodist Church with Bro. Michael Cornelius officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

Mr. Tidmore, who died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at his residence, was born in Blount County to Rufus Johnny Tidmore and Lillian Herstene Bailey Tidmore. He was retired from the National Guard and as a production coordinator for Sandvik Inc. He was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. His father preceded him in death.

He is survived by his son, Johnny Tidmore of Arab; daughters Amanda Tidmore and Elizabeth Tidmore, both of Nashville; his mother, Herstene Tidmore of Oneonta; brother, David Tidmore (Jean) of Oneonta; sisters, Patsy Vickery (Don) of Oneonta and Alethea McCreless (Jeff) of Trussville; former spouse and mother of his children, Andree' White Walker of Arab; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Dean Wilson, Jody Tidmore, Jimbo Butts, John Dickerson, Jeff McCreless, Conrad Nix, Norman Murphree, Ronnie Allred and Dorron Mitchell.

Grandparents:
Julius William Tidmore
Luda Jane "Ludie" Foster Tidmore
Proncey David Bailey
Alice Lama Terrell Bailey

Great-Grandparents:
Rufus Jeremiah "Coon" Tidmore
Luna Azlee Horton Tidmore Whitley
John Franklin "Johnny" Foster
Cenia Vianna Bynum Foster
William Monroe "Will" Bailey
Julia R. "Julie" Law Bailey
William Thompson Terrell
Sarah Anna Campbell Terrell

Great-Great-Grandparents:
Maximillian "Mack" Tidmore
Clarinda Camp Tidmore
Thurman Marion Horton
Georgia Lucinda Mitchell Horton
Thomas Greenberry "Green" Foster
Frances Elizabeth Allgood Foster
Toliver Bynum
Sarah Ann Stephens Bynum
Hezekiah P. "Jim" Bailey
Rachel J. Craig Bailey
David Franklin Law (1819-1894)
Avarilla R. "Ava" Law (1827-____)
James A. "Jim" Terrell (1833-1894)
Julia Ann Jones Terrell (1836-____)
Eli Alexander Campbell (1814-1873)
Elizabeth Gardner "Polly" Standifer Campbell (1829-1900)

Great-Great-Great-Grandparents:
Jeffrey A. Horton
Gilbert Christian Craig
Eliza Swan Craig

Family Tree on RootsWeb