Loretta Pauline Sidebottom, age 97, of Springfield, Mo., passed away March 10, 2009, in Ozark Riverview Manor. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009, in Springfield National Cemetery, with Dr. J.R. Duncan officiating, under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time, in the funeral home. Pauline was born on August 30, 1911, in Ozark, Mo., to Bela Clarence Klepper and Dora Mae (Biers) Klepper. She attended Ozark schools and graduated from Missouri State Teachers College in Springfield in 1934. She met her first husband, Walter Patton Cotton, when they were both teachers in Ozark. They were married in April, 1937, and to this union was born Sharon Cotton. Later they were divorced and Pauline continued teaching in Willard, Clever and Billings (Southwest, Mo.) schools. After World War II, she met and married Ralph Benton Sidebottom and to this union was born Maria in 1945. Ralph preceded her in death on November 19, 1989. Her parents; a sister, Kathleen Dennis; a brother, Stanley Klepper; and a nephew, Daniel R. Klepper in 2006, also preceded her in death. She lived in Springfield, Mo. after her marriage to Ralph. They were both active members of First Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo. Pauline loved her family very much and was proud of her children and grandchildren. She is survived by daughters, Sharon Payne, husband Bill, Springfield, Mo., and Maria Maxwell, husband, Dick, Kingsville, Mo.; a brother, Forest Klepper, wife, Leah, Spokane, Wash.; five grandchildren, Joe and Krista Payne, Paula and Charles Brooks, Pam and Jim Brady, Jeff and Whitney Payne, and David and Kecia Maxwell; 12 great-grandchildren; and many relatives and friends. Pauline worked for the U.S. Government in a Brucellosis Testing Lab in Springfield for several years until she retired to her favorite occupation of being a homemaker, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed travel, sewing, painting, writing, reading, music, and bible study. Pauline shared many of these skills with family, friends and her church, First Baptist Church of Springfield, Mo. The family would like to thank Ozark Riverview Manor and the Gardens Assisted Living for the special care she received while living there. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Seasons Hospice, 1831 W. Melville Rd., Springfield, MO 65803, First Baptist Church Library Fund, 525 South Ave., Springfield, MO 65806, or a charity of the donor's choice.