Southside High Alumni Obituaries

Funeral services will be held Wednesday January 14 2026 at 2P.M. from Southside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Fayette Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 12 P.M. at the church. She graduated from Aliceville High School in 1970 and lived most of her life in Alicev...

Our beloved Mary Phillips entered into rest on December 18 2025 at the age of 72. Mary was born on November 27 1953 in Lee High Arkansas to Edward Phillips and Emma Lou Foster. She was educated in Memphis Tennessee and graduated from Southside High School. She married at the age of 17 and was a fait...

Mr. Noah E. Kerns Sr. 70 of Petersburg Virginia departed this life on January 4 2026 at TriCities Hospital in Hopewell Virginia. He was born in Chesterfield Virginia to Martha Kerns and Edward Kerns Sr. on July 3 1955. He was preceded in death by his parents Martha Kerns and Edward Kerns Sr. two bro...

Mary Alice Johnson Hawthrone 90 transitioned peacefully at home on September 12 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 25 1935 Mary was the beloved daughter of the late Elnora Johnson Smith. Her life was marked by quiet strength unwavering faith and a devotion to family that anchored eve...

Deacon Harold Malcolm Bland 90 a devoted man of God cherished husband loving father and pillar of his community peacefully transitioned from this life on May 6 2025 at his home in McKenney Virginia surrounded by those he loved. Born on September 15 1934 in Ford Virginia Harold was one of ten childre...

Ophelia Mae Hicks Born December 23 1923 in Elams NC the third child to the late Bishop David H Hicks and Queen Lawson Hicks. She Accepted Jesus Christ at an early age. She was educated in the Warren County School System graduating from John R Hawkins High School in 1944. She said that even as a chil...

Kay Ellen Gygax age 80 of Point Pleasant WV passed away on Thursday December 18 2025 at Rivers Health Center in Point Pleasant WV. Kay was born March 9 1945 in Gallipolis OH to the late William H. Gygax and Hilda Mae Wartenburg Gygax. She was a 1963 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and went on...

Florine G. Yates Shelton 80 of Blackstone Virginia entered eternal rest on Thursday December 18 2025 when God dispatched His angels to retrieve her from her earthly home to come to her eternal home in heaven on high. Florine was born on October 24 1945. She was the daughter of the late James Edward ...

Myron Leon Jeter58 of Lusbv MD passed away in the early morning hours of October 13 2025 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC . Myron was born April 4 1967 Prince Edward County VA at Southside Hospital to the late James Leon Jeter and Bettie Jean Eanes Jeter. At an early age Myron join...

John A. Tetz, age 96 of Delaware and formerly of Elmira, New York, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 7, 2026, three months after the passing of his beloved wife Verna (Whitmore) Tetz, indeed from a broken heart.He was born on May 12, 1929, in Elmira, New York, to the late Frank and Helene (...

Veronica JoAnne Lewis was born on Monday September 27th 1954 in Emporia Virginia to the late Evelyn Phillips and Walter L. Phillips Sr. She peacefully transitioned to her heavenly home on Thursday January 1st 2026. Affectionately known as JoAnne by all who loved her she was a woman of quiet strength...

Christine Geraldine Vidales (nee Bisaillion), age 84, of Crestwood passed away December 29, 2025.Born in 1941, the daughter of the late Geraldine H. (Thullen) and Alfred A. Bisaillon.  Dedicated friend and Spouse Louis M. Vidales; loving mother of Michelle (Dan) Hughes, Nicole, Michael (Erin Lu...

A true workingclass Pittsburgh girl she was born on May 10 1930 to firstgeneration Eastern European immigrants Joseph and Mary Nemeth and along with her brother William resided in Southside and Hazelwood before moving to the South Hills where she lived for most of her life. After graduating from Tay...

Gertrude Ann Samhuber 101 of North Port Florida formerly of Patton passed away Wednesday September 10 2025. She was born in Patton the daughter of the late Adam and Minnie Ziros Smith. Ann was twice married first to George Blankenhorn on November 8 1947 and he preceded her in death on March 19 1990...

Melanie Jane WilsonHoulton- With sadness, the family of Melanie J. Wilson announces her peaceful passing at Madigan Estates Nursing Facility in Houlton. After a long battle with dementia, she passed away on November 27,2025 with her family by her side. She was born on July 16, 1949, in Houlton, the ...

Wayne Thomas Bigg age 74 passed away peacefully on January 10 2026. He was born on June 3 1951 in Elmira New York to Frederick Bigg and Elizabeth Bigg and was raised in the community he always called home. Wayne graduated from Elmira Southside High School in 1969. Shortly after he proudly entered th...

Funeral Services for Betsy A. Wills Graben, age 88, of Lineville will be held on Saturday January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM at Barfield Baptist Church with Bro. David Holcombe and Bro. John Howell officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Graben will lie in state at Barfield Baptist...

Blanche Allen Malone1932-2025“A beautiful soul who brought light to the lives of others. Forever in our hearts.”Blanche Allen Malone, age 93, of Catlettsburg, KY, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on November 29, 2025.Blanche was born as in the fleeting days of summer, on September 11, 1932. ...

Catherine Luciel Crocker Bolden lovingly known to family and friends as Cathy Suzi and Bolden was born on October 14 1958 and peacefully entered eternal rest on December 29 2025. A graduate of Sussex Central High School Class of 1977 she began her lifes work in service to others by earning her Nursi...

On Tuesday July 15 2025 TaShawn Antonio Harris closed his eyes in death at VCU Medical Trauma Center. He graduated from Sussex Central High School in May 2024. He was a Beautiful person and was definitely the apple of our eyes. He enjoyed eating cooking drawing listening to music and riding his bike...

Angela better known as Angie was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago IL. She attended Barton Elementary School Wacker Elementary Middle School and graduated from Harlan High School. Her employment history was in customer service and patient care. Angie had a heart of gold. Her infectious per...

Sharon Darveaux 81 of Falls City NE passed away January 10 2026 at Falls City. She was born November 1 1944 at Falls City to Roy and Maxine Grady Murphy Sr. She married Ron Wissman in April of 1963 at Falls City and they were later divorced. She married Raphael Darveaux in October of 1989 at Falls C...

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”Jeffrey Daniel Orndorff, 74, of Morgantown, WV died in his home surrounded by family on August 23 after 11 years of battling Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Winchester, VA on September 14, 1950 to Daniel Davis Orndorff and J...

Dimple Flowers Turner 90 of Hopkinsville KY died at 1153 p.m. Monday June 16 2025 at Brookdale Senior Living in Clarksville TN. Local arrangements will include a visitation Saturday June 21 2025 from 430 700 p.m. at Southside Church of Christ in Hopkinsville. Hughart Beard Giles Funeral Home is in ...

Anne was born on Thursday June 17th 1948 in Talladega to Hershell Hawkins and Minnie Moon Hawkins. Anne was an active member of the Southside Missionary Baptist Church where she served faithfully as the Assistant Superintendent of the Sunday School and as a member of the Missionary. Her faith and co...

Barb as she was known by everyone was born on November 13th 1940 to Ed and Marie Forsythe in Youngstown Ohio. She went to St. Patricks elementary and junior high then graduated from Ursuline High School in the Class of 58. She then attended St Thomas School of Nursing in Akron Ohio earning her RN de...

He was born June 8 1947 in Cape Girardeau MO the son of the late Harold Lee Riggs and Clara Mae Johnson Riggs. He lived in Charleston most of his life where he owned and operated Riggs Auto and Body until his retirement in 2010 when his son Paul Riggs continued ownership and operation as Riggs Autom...

LATASHA RACHELLE GAULDEN JACKSON 47 affectionately known as Mug was a beacon of love and kindness. Latasha was born on June 10 1978 to Janice Jackson Bush and Anthony R. Gaulden and she departed this life on November 20 2025. Latasha spent her early years growing up in a warm and loving family envir...

Imogene Jean Marie McDaniel a lifelong resident of Natchez MS died peacefully on January 7 2026 at her home surrounded by family and caregivers. Jean was born on June 23 1949 as the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Davis of Natchez. She attended South Natchez High School and went on to work in ret...

Gene Earl Arnold Jr. also known as "Shorty" died Wednesday December 17 2025 at his home in Fort Smith Arkansas. He was born on September 29 1961 in Fort Smith to the late Gene Earl Arnold Sr. and Nancy Carolyn Shaver Arnold. He was 64 years old. Shorty was a graduate of Southside High School in Fort...