NEWS

NEWBERRY — The family of alumna and longtime Newberry College chief of staff Bobbie Sides ’80 will remember her life and honor her legacy with a service for the campus and community.

UPDATE: The Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22, has been postponed to Friday, Jan. 31, at 10 a.m., due to winter weather. The service will be held in Wiles Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are encouraged for a Newberry College scholarship fund in Bobbie Sides’ memory. Give online at newberry.edu/give or by check with “Bobbie Sides scholarship” in the memo line, made payable to Newberry College, 2100 College St. Newberry, SC 29108. Gifts can also be made over the phone at 803.321.5363.

Sides passed away Dec. 20 at the age of 82. She served Newberry College from 1974 until her passing, taking on numerous roles and touching the lives of generations of students, faculty and staff. Read her full obituary here.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to share memories and reflections on Sides’ life with Dr. Michael Smith, chair of Staff Council, at Michael.Smith@newberry.edu, or Campus Pastor David Coffman ’97 at David.Coffman@newberry.edu.

Sympathy cards for the family are being collected in the campus mail center in Wright Hall.