Bertha Blamey

Bertha Elaine Greene Blamey, 80, passed away in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Ahava Healthcare in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Memorial Services in celebration of her life will be held on March 14, 2022, from 5-6 p.m. at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home in Clarksville, TN.

Interment will be held in a private service in Rosewell Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Gloucester, Virginia on March 19, 2022.

Bertha was born on June 15, 1941, in Gloucester County, VA. She was the daughter of the late Stanley R. Greene, Sr. and Jennie W. Greene who raised a family of nine children of which Bertha was the third.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sgt. William “Bill” Blamey; brothers, Stanley R. Green, Jr. (Bernice) and Ellis E. Greene (Mavis).

She leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her daughter, Jennifer Thomas (Indiana); her sisters, Virginia Harrison (Woody) of Mechanicsville, VA., Margaret Marris (Ben) of Gloucester, VA., Helen Robinson (Wayne) of Williamsburg, VA., and Sandra Loveland (David) of Gloucester; brothers, Dennis Greene (Annette) of Gloucester, and Timothy Greene of Gloucester. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Jordan Laplant and Jenna Laplant; two great-grandchildren, Brantley Laplant and Marcina Melton. In addition, her life was made very special by William “Bill” Johnston, devoted companion.

In her early years, Bertha was employed by Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia. Bertha was a member of the Degree of Pochanotes, the women’s affiliate of the Improved Order of Red Men.