Bertha Alter

Bertha "Pauline" Alter, age 97, formerly of Hale, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in Willow Springs, Missouri. She was born August 2, 1913, in Sumner, Missouri, the daughter of J.T. and Bertha (Mueller) Graham. She was a 1932 graduate of Sumner High School and a 1962 graduate of North Central Missouri College Nursing Program. On March 5, 1936, she was united in marriage to Fred Alter in Chillicothe, Missouri. He preceded her in death. She worked as a LPN at the Carroll County Hospital for several years. She was a member of the Hale Methodist Church, formally the East Grace Methodist Church. She was a member of the Hale Chapter #135 Order of the Eastern Star and a three time recipient of the Worthy Matron award. She was a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service and United Methodist Women, where she was president for 3 years. She was a former member of the Leaton Club and the Dulaney Club, and she served as a past president of both. She also volunteered her time to help the local 4-H Chapter. Survivors include grandchildren Jimmy Alter and wife Shirley of Willow Springs, Missouri, Mike Johnson and wife Pam of Hale, Missouri, Karen Pogge of Lawrence, Kansas, Ann Alter and husband Jim Benson, and Linda Sweetgall and husband Paul of Canyon, Texas; and several great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Fred Alter in 1979, son Graham Alter in 1984, and a great granddaughter. Graveside services will be held at Lakeside Cemetery, Sumner, Missouri, on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. There is no scheduled visitation. Friends may call Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri, on Saturday, March 5, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Lakeside Cemetery or Hale Methodist Church and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of the Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri.