TIDWELL PLUMBING

Pictured: Chase, Ruthie and Katie Jones; Ashley, Jacob and Nora Knight; Randy and Carla Tidwell Knight; CL Tidwell; Ross, Michael and Justine Tidwell.

About Tidwell Plumbing

A Proud Bartow County Business For 65 Years

Carl Lewis Tidwell was born in 1940 to Herschel and Ethel Tidwell. His childhood home was 508 Erwin Street in Cartersville. His dad worked for the EZ Mill and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. In 1949, CL’s parents purchased 80 acres for $25 an acre and the family moved out in the country and began farming. Located on a dirt road, the house had no electricity or indoor plumbing,

where the current businesses are located today. CL and his siblings walked nearly two miles to catch a bus to attend Cassville School each day. At just 16 years old, CL left school to enter the workforce, and by age 19, CL purchased a plumbing license. Along with his brother, Jackie they officially began Tidwell Plumbing. To this day, CL holds the oldest plumbing license in Cartersville, Georgia. Over the next few years, CL excelled in his career, married his wife, Doris in 1961, and had two children, Carla Tidwell Knight and Michael Tidwell. Sadly, Doris passed away in 2018 after being married for 57 years. The Tidwell families continue for several generations’ right where it all began at the family farm on Sugar Valley Road. Now, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren live and work, alongside each other enjoying the fruits of God’s goodness.