Donald Sides Obituary
Decatur
Funeral for Donald Eugene Sides, 87, of Decatur will be today, July 1, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with John Rutland officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Mr. Sides, who died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Floyd Tut Fann Veterans Home, was born July 22, 1923, in Pennsylvania to the late Jacob and Helen Sides. He fought in World War II and worked at Redstone Arsenal until retirement. He moved to Decatur in 1959. He was a member of Ninth Street United Methodist Church. He was a recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award designated by the Volunteer Center and was a recipient of the Rotary Paul Harris Award. He was a member of VFW. His brother, Richard Sides, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Ellen Marie Sides; one son, Donald Joseph Sides; one daughter, Patricia Sides Brooke; stepson, W. Mike Callahan; stepdaughters, Anne Callahan, Virginia Carper, Margaret Johnson and Judith Callahan; grandson, Robert Thomas Brooke III; and stepgrandchildren, Virginia Irish, Laura Caina, Michael Johnson, Elizabeth Morris, William Morris, Kathryn Morris and Megan Carper; and great-grandchildren, Wiley and Wesley Irish, Callahan Caina and Samuel Johnson.
Memorials may be made to Ninth Street United Methodist Church.
This obituary was originally published in the Decatur Daily.
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Becki Johnson
July 1, 2011
Patricia, I am so sorry for the loss of your father, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. He was a very sweet man.
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July 1, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May you find comfort in God and friends.
July 1, 2011
Joe,
You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. May God grant you comfort at this time of sorrow.
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