Barbara Dianne (Johnson) Meissner 

AUBURN, PA I Mrs. Barbara J. Meissner, age 62, of Auburn, Pennsylvania, left this life for a better one in heaven on Saturday, January 6, 2007. Barbara lived and worked in Tuscaloosa for many years and in Pensacola, Florida from 1964-1986, at which time she relocated to Anchorage, Alaska. She married Ron Meissner on June 17, 1987 and they lived in Anchorage until 2003. Since that time, she and Ron have made their home in Auburn, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Meissner was born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama on March 10, 1944. 
Mrs. Meissner is survived by her husband, Ron Meissner; her brother, Thomas L. "Tom" Johnson and his wife, Mary Johnson, of Milton, Florida; her niece, Lorinda Johnson McMilion and her husband, Tyrell A. McMilion; her great-nieces, Lauren Marie Whitecotton and Layne Elizabeth McMilion, all of Milton, Florida. She is also survived by her aunts, Doris (Dot) Clark Harless and her husband, Harvey N. Harless of Brownville, Alabama and Betty Clark Simmons of Buhl, Alabama; uncle, Sam Johnson of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; as well as many cousins and friends whom she loved very much. 
Mrs. Meissner was preceded in death by her mother and father, Dessiree Amanda Johnson; Tommie Lee Johnson and his wife, Ruth Johnson; her grandparents, Thomas VanBuren Clark and Naomi Chambliss Clark; Julius Johnson and Arrie Johnson. 
Honorary pallbearers will be Harvey Harless and Sam Johnson, uncles of the deceased; Chad Englebert, Paul Harless and Peggy Harless Simmons, cousins of the deceased; Linda Brooks Adams, Linda Tanana, Ivy Baker Lake, Charlene Busbee and Paulette Hogan, Elana Wessel, and Carolyn Fenton, long-time friends of Mrs. Meissner. Active pallbearers will be cousins, Dalton, Buck, Llannie and R.L. Ellison; Ronald Johnson, W.J. LaFoy and Timothy Harless; nephew-in-Iaw, Tyrell McMilion; and friend, Jim Hogan. 
Sunset Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, will be in charge of arrangements. The family will receive guests from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, January 14, 2007, at Mt. Zion Freewill Baptist Church in Brownville, Alabama. The service will follow immediately, with Rev. Jerry Montgomery officiating at the memorial service. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. 
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mt. Zion Freewill Baptist Church cemetery fund, c/o James South, 17536 Mormon Road, Northport, Alabama 35475-1338. 

Article published Jan 12, 2007.