Clara B. Bittner, 77, died October 2, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born February 2, 1934 at Wood, South Dakota, the daughter of Gotlieb and Alice (Rhoades) Kline. She married Ernest C. Bittner, Jr., April 4, 1953 at Raton, New Mexico. He died May 11, 2009. A Hoisington resident since 1961, coming from Scott City, Kansas, Mrs. Bittner was an assistant for Drs. Robert Moore and Robert Warrick, Hoisington. She was presently working for Alterna Care, Hoisington. Mrs. Bittner attended First Assembly of God, Great Bend; and enjoyed reading, working in the yard, watching KU sports, BCCC Basketball, Hoisington athletics, and spending time with grandchildren and attending their activities. Survivors include one son, Ernest F. Bittner and his wife Kimberly, Overland Park, Kansas; two daughters: Debra Chubb and her husband Scott, Hoisington; and Theresa Smith and her husband Todd, Great Bend; two sisters: Emma Hamit, Wynona, Minnesota; and Freda Weichman, Fort Worth, Texas; one brother, Dennis Kline, Fort Worth; seven grandchildren: Jacob and Jadon Bittner; Austin, Tallan, and Aryiah Smith; Brandi (Chubb) Apley and her husband Aaron; and Hope Chubb; and one great-grandchild, Slayde Apley. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; five brothers, Walt Kline, Al Kline, Fred Kline, Dicky Dean Kline, and David Eugene Kline; and two sisters, Mae Cordrey and Georgia Russell. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at First Assembly of God, Great Bend. Pastor Dwight Dozier will officiate. Burial will be in Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2011, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home.