ALTA BITTERMAN

ADVANCE -- Alta Bitterman, 88, of Advance died Thursday, May 19, 1994 at the Advance Nursing Care Center in Advance.

She was born June 1, 1905 near Advance, the daughter of Finis Edward and Cora Evelyn Kinder Ladd.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Ladds Chapel General Baptist Church.

On Jan. 16, 1924, she married Ora Bitterman at Marble Hill. He preceded her in death Nov. 22, 1969.

She is survived by one son, Paul Bitterman, Advance Route 1; one daughter, Inatha Mansker, Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Lacy and Finis Ladd, both of Advance; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Funeral service will be held today at 10 a.m. at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance with the Rev. Eldo Eaker officiating and the Rev. Otis Little assisting.

Burial will be in the Bollinger County Memorial Park in Marble Hill.

Visitation was held Friday.