Olin Wesley Tidmore, 89, was born on February 28, 1934, in Clebit, Oklahoma, the son of William Isiah Tidmore and Mollie Mabel (Henson) Tidmore. He was proceeded in death by his parents; wives, Viola, Velma and Evelyn Tidmore; sons, Mark Dale Tidmore and Ronnie Neal Tidmore; grandchildren, Ronnie Tidmore, Jr. and William Tidmore; 11 brothers and 6 sisters.

Wesley grew up west of Valliant, later moving with his family to California. He met his loving wife, Viola, while working his first ever job as a message carrier for the railroad. They were later married in Redding, California. Wesley was a proud veteran, joining the US Navy in 1956 and worked as a Patrol Torpedo Boat engine operator. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Wesley and his family moved back to Southeastern, OK, where he worked and retired from the Choctaw County Barn. Wesley was an avid outdoors man. He loved to go hunting and fishing. Wesley loved his family's deer camp, where he would spend the entire season. In his later years, he made his home in Arkansas to be closer to his sons, Wesley and William, and to be able to spend time with his grandchildren.

Wesley is survived by his sons, Wesley Tidmore and wife, Ginger, William Edwin Tidmore and wife, Jennifer; grandchildren, Bryan Tidmore, Betty Jo Lockhart, Becky Benton, Angela Tidmore, Dawn Smith, Marilyn Williams and Christy Watson; numerous great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild and a host of other family and friends.