Carolyn Ann Sides, 67, gave up her long lived fight of cancer on July 26, 2017 at her home away from home at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Carolyn with her positive outlook, beat the doctors odds more times than we can count. Whether it was singing along to Neil Diamond and the Beach Boys, playing video poker, cutting a rug on the dance floor or hanging at the pro shop, she loved life with family and friends by her side.
Carolyn was born November 25, 1949 in Hayti, Missouri. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1967 and attended Three Rivers College and Southeast Missouri State University. Carolyn was a respected school teacher for over 25 years and is still recognized for her precise lesson plans at Poplar Bluff's Early Childhood Center where she served as one of the very first teachers. On December 13, 1986 she married Jim Sides in Poplar Bluff who she adored and loved. They worked side by side in the pro shop of Westwood Hills Country Club for 26 years until they retired to Fort Myers Beach, Florida where they enjoyed the last of their time together watching beautiful beach sunsets, listening to their favorite songs and front porch sitting.
Along with her husband, Jim, other survivors include three children, Lynn Ann Talkington and husband, Jeff of Hernando, Mississippi, Jamie Hart and husband, Shawn of St. Louis, and Jeremy Sides and wife, Sarah of St. Louis, Missouri; five grandchildren, Tyler Talkington, Collin Hart, Conner Hart, Emily Sides, and Beckett Sides; and several nieces and nephews.
Carolyn entered heaven's gates to see those family and friends who preceded her in death, parents Ernest and JoNell Lovin Morris; sisters, Sonda Quernheim and Kathy Love; and one of many dear friends, Debbie Bagby.
Family and friends are invited to drop-in for a Celebration of Life on Saturday, August 26 at the Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the United Cancer Assistance Network, 2620 N. Westwood Blvd., #C, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
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