Bertha Clark Chrietzberg, age 97, of Murfreesboro passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Chrietzberg, Jr. and her son, James Dugger Chrietzberg.

She is survived by her daughters, Dinsie Hale (Clyde) of Murfreesboro and Susan Chrietzberg (Ted Wood) of Memphis; grandchildren, Gia Trevino (Adrian), April Hale (Jason Jones), and Maggie Chrietzberg; and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Chrietzberg was raised in Alabama and spent 27 years traveling with her husband, Jim, as he served in the U.S. Army. They eventually settled in Murfreesboro where they both taught at MTSU.

Mrs. Chrietzberg was a dedicated conservationist, teacher, mentor, and a genuine example of the power each one of us has to make a positive change in this world. She was involved in many environmental and naturalist organizations, including Tennessee Trails Association, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association, Tennessee Native Plant Society, and Friends of the Greenway. She was awarded the Tennessee Governor's Award for Excellence - Robert Sparks Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), Tennessee Environmental Educator's Association Distinguished Service Award (1997), and the Tennessee Trails Bob Brown Lifetime Achievement Award (2011).

Mrs. Chrietzberg was a longtime member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Friends of Murfreesboro Greenway, Stones River Watershed Association, Tennessee Native Plant Society, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association, Tennessee Trails Association, Tennessee Environmental Education Association or Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee.

Funeral Service will be 1:00pm Saturday at St. Mark's United Methodist Church. Dr. Jim Clardy will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.