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10-Q - NARRATIVE - SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INCform_10q.htm
EX-31.2 - CFO CERTIFICATION - SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INCexhibit31_2.htm
EX-31.1 - CEO CERTIFICATION - SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INCexhibit31_1.htm
Exhibit 32

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 (the “Report”) by Southside Bancshares, Inc. (“Registrant”), each of the undersigned hereby certifies that to his knowledge:


1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
   
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Registrant.




Date:  November 5, 2010
By:
/s/ B. G. HARTLEY
 
   
B. G. Hartley
 
   
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
       


Date:  November 5, 2010
By:
/s/ LEE R. GIBSON
 
   
Lee R. Gibson, CPA
 
   
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer