Obituary - Berthel Blankenship

Ms. Berthel Hubbard Blankenship, 77, of Swan Lake, passed away Monday morning, August 14, 2023 at the Barbourville ARH Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Pearly Smith Hubbard born on October 13, 1945 at Scalf.

Berthel was a former seamstress with Warners and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed gardening, especially tending flowers, all of nature, photography and dearly loved her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters and brothers-in-law, Eleanor and James Warren, Jill and Junior Lankford, Gladys Smith and Effie and Jack Brown and brothers and sisters-in-law, Dewey Hubbard, Carl and Billie Hubbard and Jim and Mary Hubbard and a sister-in-law, Virginia Hubbard.

Survivors include her loving daughter, Carolyn Blankenship of Swan Lake; a brother, Lonnie Hubbard of Scalf; a brother-in-law, Phillip Smith of Barbourville; several nieces and nephews; a special great niece, Mahalie Rose Johnson of Swan Lake; among other loved ones and dear friends.