Mr. Ellis Tidwell was born May 6, 1933 to Levi Harrison Tidwell and Odie Mae (McCord) Tidwell in Hickman County, Tennessee. He passed away July 4, 2013 at his residence in Centerville at the age of 80. He is survived by: sons Bruce Tidwell of Centerville and Ellis Clifton Tidwell of Winchester; daughter Janet Marise (Terry) of Nunnelly; sister Alice Sansom of Nashville; nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday, July 7th, from 4-8 pm and Monday, July 8th, from 10 am until 8 pm, and Tuesday, July 9th, from 9 am until time of service. Funeral service will be Tuesday, July 9th, from the Chapel of Dickson Funeral Home beginning at 11 am with his grandson, Steven Marise, officiating. Burial will follow in the Jack Lampley Cemetery. Arrangements by Dickson Funeral Home.