Betty Jean Blankenship

Memorial Service was held 12:00 Monday, November 28, 2016 at Morgan Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Betty Landers Blankenship, 84, Gadsden, who passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. Brother Allen Hudson officiated. Services where under the direction of Morgan Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

Mrs. Blankenship was a 1950 graduate of Gadsden High School and an active member of the Golden Tigers Alumni Association. Betty retired from AT&T after twenty years of service and was a member of Dwight Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father, Tyre Landers; mother, Ione Powell Huff; daughter, Janice Bradberry Chieffe; and son, Greg Bradberry.

She is survived by her daughters, Traci (Joe) Billingsley, Gadsden, Angie Bradberry, Kileen, Texas, and Aviva Beach, Yakima, Washington, son, Rick Bradberry, Stockbridge, Georgia; sisters, Linda Long and Becky Herring; brother, Jessie Powell; special cousin, Pat Denson; daughter in law, Joan Bradberry; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many nieces.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Dwight Baptist Church, American Red Cross, or the Alzheimer’s Association.

The family expressed a special thank you to Dr. Allison Vann, the family of Mike and Carol Gladden and Betty’s caregivers, Angie, Sherri, Robin, and Kim.

The family received guests from 11 A.M. until 12 P.M. Monday at the funeral home prior to the service.