Richard J. Tidd, 83, Neosho Falls, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at his home.
He was born Oct. 26, 1930, in Neosho Falls, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Diebolt) Tidd. On June 12, 1951, he married Opal Chriestenson in Mineral Wells, Texas. They made their home in the Neosho Falls area, where he farmed and worked all of his life. Richard especially enjoyed operating his bulldozer.
Hiw wife of 63 years survives, as do two sons, Gary Tidd of Piqua and Richard Dewayne Tidd and his wife, Darcy, of Monument, Colo.; two daughters, Betty Robinson and her husband, Raymond, of Neosho Falls and Mary Braton of Neosho Falls; a brother, Frankie Tidd of Neosho Falls; two sisters, Meribeth Weise and her husband, Larry, of Las Vegas and Bertha Hackett and her husband, Joe, of Hoyt; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers Howard and Lawrence and a sister, Arlene Chriestenson.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Assembly of God Church in Iola. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Neosho Falls.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola.
To sign the guestbook online or to leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.
Richard Tidd
