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	<periodOfReport>2003-10-15</periodOfReport>
	<notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000934302</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FIRST SOUTHERN BANCSHARES INC/DE</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>(FSTH.PK)</issuerTradingSymbol>
	</issuer>
	<reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001204977</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WALKER ROBERT</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>102 SOUTH COURT STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>FLORENCE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>AL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>356310777</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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			<isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
			<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
			<isOther>0</isOther>
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	</reportingOwner>
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					<value/>
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				<value>2004-10-15</value>
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				<value>2006-10-15</value>
			</expirationDate>
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				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
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			<securityTitle>
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			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2005-10-15</value>
			</exerciseDate>
			<expirationDate>
				<value>2007-10-15</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
				</underlyingSecurityTitle>
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					<value>3024</value>
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				<directOrIndirectOwnership>
					<value>I</value>
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					<value>By IRA</value>
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			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2002-11-01</value>
			</exerciseDate>
			<expirationDate>
				<value>2005-11-01</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
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				<underlyingSecurityShares>
					<value>15000</value>
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					<value/>
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			<securityTitle>
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			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2004-09-30</value>
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			<expirationDate>
				<value>2006-09-30</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
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					<value/>
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			<securityTitle>
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			<expirationDate>
				<value>2006-09-30</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
				</underlyingSecurityTitle>
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				<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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				<directOrIndirectOwnership>
					<value>I</value>
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				<natureOfOwnership>
					<value>By IRA</value>
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			</ownershipNature>
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		<derivativeHolding>
			<securityTitle>
				<value>Common Stock Warrants (right-to-buy)</value>
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			<conversionOrExercisePrice>
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			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2004-09-30</value>
			</exerciseDate>
			<expirationDate>
				<value>2006-09-30</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
				</underlyingSecurityTitle>
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					<value>4200</value>
				</underlyingSecurityShares>
			</underlyingSecurity>
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				<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
					<value>4200</value>
				</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
			</postTransactionAmounts>
			<ownershipNature>
				<directOrIndirectOwnership>
					<value>I</value>
				</directOrIndirectOwnership>
				<natureOfOwnership>
					<value>By Spouse</value>
				</natureOfOwnership>
			</ownershipNature>
		</derivativeHolding>
		<derivativeHolding>
			<securityTitle>
				<value>Rights to Acquire Common Stock Warrants (right-to-</value>
			</securityTitle>
			<conversionOrExercisePrice>
				<value>0.01</value>
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			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2005-09-30</value>
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			<expirationDate>
				<value>2007-09-30</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
				</underlyingSecurityTitle>
				<underlyingSecurityShares>
					<value>2800</value>
				</underlyingSecurityShares>
			</underlyingSecurity>
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				<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
					<value>2800</value>
				</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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			<ownershipNature>
				<directOrIndirectOwnership>
					<value>D</value>
				</directOrIndirectOwnership>
				<natureOfOwnership>
					<value/>
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			</ownershipNature>
		</derivativeHolding>
		<derivativeHolding>
			<securityTitle>
				<value>Rights to Acquire Common Stock Warrants (right-to-</value>
			</securityTitle>
			<conversionOrExercisePrice>
				<value>0.01</value>
			</conversionOrExercisePrice>
			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2005-09-30</value>
			</exerciseDate>
			<expirationDate>
				<value>2007-09-30</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
				</underlyingSecurityTitle>
				<underlyingSecurityShares>
					<value>3136</value>
				</underlyingSecurityShares>
			</underlyingSecurity>
			<postTransactionAmounts>
				<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
					<value>3136</value>
				</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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			<ownershipNature>
				<directOrIndirectOwnership>
					<value>I</value>
				</directOrIndirectOwnership>
				<natureOfOwnership>
					<value>By IRA</value>
				</natureOfOwnership>
			</ownershipNature>
		</derivativeHolding>
		<derivativeHolding>
			<securityTitle>
				<value>Rights to Acquire Common Stock Warrants (right-to-</value>
			</securityTitle>
			<conversionOrExercisePrice>
				<value>0.01</value>
			</conversionOrExercisePrice>
			<exerciseDate>
				<value>2005-09-30</value>
			</exerciseDate>
			<expirationDate>
				<value>2007-09-30</value>
			</expirationDate>
			<underlyingSecurity>
				<underlyingSecurityTitle>
					<value>Common Stock</value>
				</underlyingSecurityTitle>
				<underlyingSecurityShares>
					<value>4200</value>
				</underlyingSecurityShares>
			</underlyingSecurity>
			<postTransactionAmounts>
				<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
					<value>4200</value>
				</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
			</postTransactionAmounts>
			<ownershipNature>
				<directOrIndirectOwnership>
					<value>I</value>
				</directOrIndirectOwnership>
				<natureOfOwnership>
					<value>By Spouse</value>
				</natureOfOwnership>
			</ownershipNature>
		</derivativeHolding>
	</derivativeTable>
	<footnotes>
		<footnote id="F1">On October 15, 2003, the reporting person's IRA, exchanged 4,546 shares of the issuer's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for units consisting of (i) capital notes, (ii) warrants and (iii) rights to acquire additional warrants, which are reported separately on this Form 4.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F2">On October 15, 2003, the reporting person's IRA, exchanged 4,546 shares of the issuer's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for units consisting of (i) capital notes, (ii) warrants, which are reported separately on this Form 4, and (iii) these rights to acquire additional warrants.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F3">Units consisting of (i) capital notes having a principal amount equal to the aggregate purchase price of the units, (ii) warrants and (iii) rights to acquire additional warrants were acquired in exchange for 4,546 shares of the issuer's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which for purposes of such exchange were valued at $23.76 per share.</footnote>
	</footnotes>
	<remarks>
	</remarks>
	<ownerSignature>
		<signatureName>/s/ Walker, Robert </signatureName>
		<signatureDate>2003-10-21</signatureDate>
	</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

