Berta Jean Meltabarger

Berta Jean Meltabarger, 90, of Ash Grove, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. She was born on April 2, 1931, in Everton, to Arthor Leonard and Ethel Marie (Pringle) Johnson. On Sept. 12, 1948, Berta and Harold Lee Meltabarger were united in marriage and shared nearly 59 years together, before Harold’s passing in 2007.
Meltabarger was a lifelong area resident and graduated from Ash Grove High School. She worked at Wilkerson Motors and then went to work at Bank of Ash Grove, retiring in 1993 after 31 years. She was a member of the Ash Grove First Baptist Church. She was a Missouri State University Lady Bear season ticket holder.
Meltabarger is survived by her daughter, Jane Ellen Walters and husband Glenn, of South Greenfield; son, Hal David Meltabarger and wife Tammie of Nixa; six grandchildren, eight great- grandchildren; brother, Don Johnson and wife Wilma, Texico, Ill.; other family and many friends. Meltabarger was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Lee Meltabarger; daughter, Patsy Lee Meltabarger; siblings, Lloyd Johnson, Mildred Friar, and Louise Hudspeth.
Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Ash Grove Cemetery, Ash Grove. Graveside services began at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Ash Grove Nursing Home and may be left with the funeral home or mailed to Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, PO Box 217, Ash Grove, MO 65604.