Funeral service for Mrs. Juanita Hall Whiteside (Pudge), 89, of Anniston, will be 3pm Monday April 14th at Gray Brown Funeral Home with Paul Broom and Randy Hagan officiating. Burial in the mausoleum will follow later at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 1pm-3pm at the funeral home. Mrs. Whiteside died Friday morning at Regional Medical Center.
She leaves behind her son, Dennis Whiteside and wife Leigh of Anniston, AL; daughter, Hilda Moore and husband Gene of Anniston, AL; grandchildren, Amber Starr (Jason), Skylar Simpson, Lindsey Simpson, Zach Simpson, Christa Goodick (Jason), Shasta Devlin and Rusty Bowman; great grandchildren, Kaylee Patterson, Jaden Maddox (Owen), Madison Starr, Braylon Starr, Colton Simpson, Eleanor Blake Simpson, Gabriella Goodick, Giuliana Goodick, and Dallas Phillips; sister-in-laws, Cheryl Hall, Nan Hall, and Ann Hall, several nieces and nephews; and many close friends.
Mrs. Whiteside is preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Vance Whiteside; her parents Emmett and Bessie Hall, and all seven siblings, Olene Cash, Winifred Abrams, Ernest Hall, Ruby Murray, Lelus Hall, Emmett Jr Hall, Alton Hall and James Hall.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Gene Moore, Jason Starr, Skylar Simpson, Zach Simpson, Braylon Starr, Owen Mattox, Rusty Bowman and Dallas Phillips.
Mrs. Whiteside was a Christian and Godly woman who was a native and life-time resident of Calhoun County and a long-time member of West Park Heights Baptist Church. She was the youngest of seven children and after graduating from White Plains High School, she married the love of her life, Charles Whiteside, and started a beautiful family that became the light of her life. She had brief careers at South Central Bell as a telephone operator, the Calhoun County Courthouse in the licensing department, and enjoyed volunteering her time as a poll worker. She was also an excellent seamstress and cook, providing her expertise to the community for many years. However, she spent most of her life as a homemaker, allowing her to do the thing she loved most, spending time with her family. She had a gift for nurturing and making the ones around her feel special and loved. She was the rock and central figure of the family. Most everyone knew her as “Nana” and she was indeed the best Nana anyone could ask for. Anyone that knew her, loved her, and held her in high regard. She also enjoyed traveling, shopping, and eating with her close friends. She was known to make you laugh and always put a smile on everyone’s face. She was the most selfless and beautiful soul and will be desperately missed by all her family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to West Park Heights Baptist Church.
