Freda Mae Whiteside, 91, of Corsicana, passed away on December 21, 2020. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery.
Freda was born on September 13, 1929, in Bedford, Texas, the youngest of three girls born to the late Sidney Dean and Alma Garrett Boyer. A highly intelligent child, she began school a few weeks before her 6th birthday, skipped one grade, and graduated from Euless High School at age 15 as class Valedictorian.
In December of 1952, she married Oscar Rex Whiteside whom she met on a blind date. They had three children, and when the youngest began school, Freda began working on the college education that was not affordable for her earlier.
Freda loved children and was passionate about helping them fulfill their potential.
She received a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco and became an elementary school teacher. She took classes in the summers to earn her special education certification and took classes at night to earn her Master’s degree from Baylor University. She spent her career teaching and supervising special education in Hillsboro Schools and as a consultant in early childhood intervention in the South-Central Texas Region.
She was married to Rex Whiteside for 49 years until his passing in 2001. They were active faithful members of First Baptist Church, Corsicana. Freda was fiercely independent and adventurous. Although a series of strokes robbed her of her independence, she never lost her love of reading, especially mysteries, her wonder at the natural world, or her spirit.
Survivors include her daughters, Cindy Fitch and her husband, John, of Morgantown, WV, and Sherri Pyron and her husband, Troy, of North Richland Hills, TX; son, Doug Whiteside and his wife, Gina, of Colima, MX.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A5
Freda was born on September 13, 1929, in Bedford, Texas, the youngest of three girls born to the late Sidney Dean and Alma Garrett Boyer. A highly intelligent child, she began school a few weeks before her 6th birthday, skipped one grade, and graduated from Euless High School at age 15 as class Valedictorian.
In December of 1952, she married Oscar Rex Whiteside whom she met on a blind date. They had three children, and when the youngest began school, Freda began working on the college education that was not affordable for her earlier.
Freda loved children and was passionate about helping them fulfill their potential.
She received a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco and became an elementary school teacher. She took classes in the summers to earn her special education certification and took classes at night to earn her Master’s degree from Baylor University. She spent her career teaching and supervising special education in Hillsboro Schools and as a consultant in early childhood intervention in the South-Central Texas Region.
She was married to Rex Whiteside for 49 years until his passing in 2001. They were active faithful members of First Baptist Church, Corsicana. Freda was fiercely independent and adventurous. Although a series of strokes robbed her of her independence, she never lost her love of reading, especially mysteries, her wonder at the natural world, or her spirit.
Survivors include her daughters, Cindy Fitch and her husband, John, of Morgantown, WV, and Sherri Pyron and her husband, Troy, of North Richland Hills, TX; son, Doug Whiteside and his wife, Gina, of Colima, MX.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A5
Freda Mae Whiteside, 91, of Corsicana, passed away on December 21, 2020. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery.
Freda was born on September 13, 1929, in Bedford, Texas, the youngest of three girls born to the late Sidney Dean and Alma Garrett Boyer. A highly intelligent child, she began school a few weeks before her 6th birthday, skipped one grade, and graduated from Euless High School at age 15 as class Valedictorian.
In December of 1952, she married Oscar Rex Whiteside whom she met on a blind date. They had three children, and when the youngest began school, Freda began working on the college education that was not affordable for her earlier.
Freda loved children and was passionate about helping them fulfill their potential.
She received a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco and became an elementary school teacher. She took classes in the summers to earn her special education certification and took classes at night to earn her Master’s degree from Baylor University. She spent her career teaching and supervising special education in Hillsboro Schools and as a consultant in early childhood intervention in the South-Central Texas Region.
She was married to Rex Whiteside for 49 years until his passing in 2001. They were active faithful members of First Baptist Church, Corsicana. Freda was fiercely independent and adventurous. Although a series of strokes robbed her of her independence, she never lost her love of reading, especially mysteries, her wonder at the natural world, or her spirit.
Survivors include her daughters, Cindy Fitch and her husband, John, of Morgantown, WV, and Sherri Pyron and her husband, Troy, of North Richland Hills, TX; son, Doug Whiteside and his wife, Gina, of Colima, MX.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A5
Freda was born on September 13, 1929, in Bedford, Texas, the youngest of three girls born to the late Sidney Dean and Alma Garrett Boyer. A highly intelligent child, she began school a few weeks before her 6th birthday, skipped one grade, and graduated from Euless High School at age 15 as class Valedictorian.
In December of 1952, she married Oscar Rex Whiteside whom she met on a blind date. They had three children, and when the youngest began school, Freda began working on the college education that was not affordable for her earlier.
Freda loved children and was passionate about helping them fulfill their potential.
She received a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco and became an elementary school teacher. She took classes in the summers to earn her special education certification and took classes at night to earn her Master’s degree from Baylor University. She spent her career teaching and supervising special education in Hillsboro Schools and as a consultant in early childhood intervention in the South-Central Texas Region.
She was married to Rex Whiteside for 49 years until his passing in 2001. They were active faithful members of First Baptist Church, Corsicana. Freda was fiercely independent and adventurous. Although a series of strokes robbed her of her independence, she never lost her love of reading, especially mysteries, her wonder at the natural world, or her spirit.
Survivors include her daughters, Cindy Fitch and her husband, John, of Morgantown, WV, and Sherri Pyron and her husband, Troy, of North Richland Hills, TX; son, Doug Whiteside and his wife, Gina, of Colima, MX.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A5
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