James Steele Whiteside, Jr.

James (Jim) Steele Whiteside, 91, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2020 in Casper, WY. Jim was born in Alameda County California to an Italian mother and a Scottish father who moved Jim and his sister Florence to Reno, Nevada and then to Butte, MT where he graduated from High School. Jim served in the US Navy in New Orleans and San Diego as a corpsman. He married Betty Yates on April 4, 1948 and they had two children, Donna and Bill. Jim worked for Swift & Company as a meat cutter and plant superintendent for 27 years and retired from SuperValue. Jim and Betty were married for 72 years. In June of 2019 Jim and Betty moved to Casper, WY to be closer to family. He left behind his wife, Betty; daughter, Donna Fisher (Richard) of Casper; his son, Bill Whiteside (Jan) of Citrus Heights, CA; his sister, Florence Bowler of Laytonville, CA; Grandchildren, Dan Fisher, Dinae Slagley, Erin Holland, and Bryan Whiteside; and five Great-Granchildren.

A memorial service was held on Friday, Jan., 17, 2020 in Casper.

The memorial service will be postponed due to weather and will be rescheduled in the summer.

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