PARSONSBURG - Betty Louise Hamblin died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, surrounded by her family at Coastal Hospice At The Lake, after a battle with kidney cancer. Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late William Ernest Stark Sr. and Ethel Winant Stark, and wife of the late Lawrence Hamblin.
She worked for the Wicomico County Board of Education for 36 years as a kindergarten teacher at Beaver Run Elementary School. She was recognized as the Wicomico Elementary Teacher of the Year during the 1985-86 school year and retired in 2001. She then worked at Salisbury University, supervising interns for 15 years.
She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Lee Jackson of Hebron; a son, L. Scott Hamblin of Bridgeville; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, William E. Stark Jr. of Lincolnton, N.C.; her lifelong companion, Ray Jones; and two nieces and one nephew.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 11 a.m., at the Holloway Funeral Home, with a visitation one hour prior to the service.