Luella Rose (Knight) Hamblin went to be with her Lord on February 24, 2023, at her daughter's home, 55 days short of her 101st birthday.
She was born on April 20, 1922, in Lakeview, Michigan, to Bertha May (Ragar) and Edson Henry Knight, the seventh of nine children. She lived in the Pierson area for much of her childhood and then graduated from Grandville High School in 1941. She did some factory work during World War II and then went on to college at Calvin and then Huntington. It was at Huntington that she played ladies' basketball as a Green Hornet and where she met her love, Howard Hamblin.
Luella taught grades K-8 for two years at Bell School in Ottawa County before she left teaching and married Howard in 1949. She and Howard had three children: Bruce, Carol and Stanley. Since Howard was a Pastor, she became a Pastor's wife while they served at McCallum, Baltimore, and Lowell United Brethren Churches. Luella was a faithful stay-at-home mom, Pastor's wife, and a Sunday School teacher for many years. Later, she worked at Hastings Aluminum Products for 13 years.
Luella started writing poems as a young woman and continued throughout her life. She wrote poems about her Pastor's sermons, about weather happenings, and about the grandchildren. She loved to read, and she crocheted. She crocheted over 200 hats for newborns at Pennock Hospital. She got great pleasure from filling her canning jars with fruit and garden produce. She made apple pies for all her nearby grandsons' birthdays.
Howard passed away in 2001, but Luella continued living in their home until 2019 when an injury made it necessary for her to live with her daughter.
Luella was preceded in death by her husband Howard Hamblin, her sons Bruce Hamblin and Stanley Hamblin, her parents Edson and Bertha Knight, her half-brothers Leon and Leonard Palmer, her sister La Verna Albrecht, and her brothers Leo Knight, Loren Knight, Lawrence Knight, Lyle Knight and Leslie Knight.
Luella is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jim Dickinson of Hastings, MI, her daughter-in-law and son-in-law, Vickie and Michael Lipsey of Lakeland, FL, her grandchildren Nathan and Amanda Hamblin, Elizabeth and James Slager, Daniel and Angie Dickinson, Kevin and Hannah Lipsey, Matthew and Angelina Dickinson, Janiece Lipsey, Angela and Kenny Lane, and Stephen Dickinson, 15 great-grandchildren, her beloved sister-in-law, Millie Knight, a number of special church friends, and in these past few months, her dear neighbor Judy Dickerson, and her favorite trombone player Mark Hurless.
Memorial contributions can be made to Michigan Right to Life https://rtl.org/donate/, P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509-0901 or Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, where Luella has been a member for many years.
Visitation will be Sunday March 5, 2023, from 4:00PM-6:00PM, at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058. Funeral Service will be Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, 13120 Bell Road (M-50), Lake Odessa, MI 48849, with a visitation one hour prior. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home.
She was born on April 20, 1922, in Lakeview, Michigan, to Bertha May (Ragar) and Edson Henry Knight, the seventh of nine children. She lived in the Pierson area for much of her childhood and then graduated from Grandville High School in 1941. She did some factory work during World War II and then went on to college at Calvin and then Huntington. It was at Huntington that she played ladies' basketball as a Green Hornet and where she met her love, Howard Hamblin.
Luella taught grades K-8 for two years at Bell School in Ottawa County before she left teaching and married Howard in 1949. She and Howard had three children: Bruce, Carol and Stanley. Since Howard was a Pastor, she became a Pastor's wife while they served at McCallum, Baltimore, and Lowell United Brethren Churches. Luella was a faithful stay-at-home mom, Pastor's wife, and a Sunday School teacher for many years. Later, she worked at Hastings Aluminum Products for 13 years.
Luella started writing poems as a young woman and continued throughout her life. She wrote poems about her Pastor's sermons, about weather happenings, and about the grandchildren. She loved to read, and she crocheted. She crocheted over 200 hats for newborns at Pennock Hospital. She got great pleasure from filling her canning jars with fruit and garden produce. She made apple pies for all her nearby grandsons' birthdays.
Howard passed away in 2001, but Luella continued living in their home until 2019 when an injury made it necessary for her to live with her daughter.
Luella was preceded in death by her husband Howard Hamblin, her sons Bruce Hamblin and Stanley Hamblin, her parents Edson and Bertha Knight, her half-brothers Leon and Leonard Palmer, her sister La Verna Albrecht, and her brothers Leo Knight, Loren Knight, Lawrence Knight, Lyle Knight and Leslie Knight.
Luella is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jim Dickinson of Hastings, MI, her daughter-in-law and son-in-law, Vickie and Michael Lipsey of Lakeland, FL, her grandchildren Nathan and Amanda Hamblin, Elizabeth and James Slager, Daniel and Angie Dickinson, Kevin and Hannah Lipsey, Matthew and Angelina Dickinson, Janiece Lipsey, Angela and Kenny Lane, and Stephen Dickinson, 15 great-grandchildren, her beloved sister-in-law, Millie Knight, a number of special church friends, and in these past few months, her dear neighbor Judy Dickerson, and her favorite trombone player Mark Hurless.
Memorial contributions can be made to Michigan Right to Life https://rtl.org/donate/, P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509-0901 or Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, where Luella has been a member for many years.
Visitation will be Sunday March 5, 2023, from 4:00PM-6:00PM, at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058. Funeral Service will be Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, 13120 Bell Road (M-50), Lake Odessa, MI 48849, with a visitation one hour prior. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home.
Luella Rose (Knight) Hamblin went to be with her Lord on February 24, 2023, at her daughter's home, 55 days short of her 101st birthday.
She was born on April 20, 1922, in Lakeview, Michigan, to Bertha May (Ragar) and Edson Henry Knight, the seventh of nine children. She lived in the Pierson area for much of her childhood and then graduated from Grandville High School in 1941. She did some factory work during World War II and then went on to college at Calvin and then Huntington. It was at Huntington that she played ladies' basketball as a Green Hornet and where she met her love, Howard Hamblin.
Luella taught grades K-8 for two years at Bell School in Ottawa County before she left teaching and married Howard in 1949. She and Howard had three children: Bruce, Carol and Stanley. Since Howard was a Pastor, she became a Pastor's wife while they served at McCallum, Baltimore, and Lowell United Brethren Churches. Luella was a faithful stay-at-home mom, Pastor's wife, and a Sunday School teacher for many years. Later, she worked at Hastings Aluminum Products for 13 years.
Luella started writing poems as a young woman and continued throughout her life. She wrote poems about her Pastor's sermons, about weather happenings, and about the grandchildren. She loved to read, and she crocheted. She crocheted over 200 hats for newborns at Pennock Hospital. She got great pleasure from filling her canning jars with fruit and garden produce. She made apple pies for all her nearby grandsons' birthdays.
Howard passed away in 2001, but Luella continued living in their home until 2019 when an injury made it necessary for her to live with her daughter.
Luella was preceded in death by her husband Howard Hamblin, her sons Bruce Hamblin and Stanley Hamblin, her parents Edson and Bertha Knight, her half-brothers Leon and Leonard Palmer, her sister La Verna Albrecht, and her brothers Leo Knight, Loren Knight, Lawrence Knight, Lyle Knight and Leslie Knight.
Luella is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jim Dickinson of Hastings, MI, her daughter-in-law and son-in-law, Vickie and Michael Lipsey of Lakeland, FL, her grandchildren Nathan and Amanda Hamblin, Elizabeth and James Slager, Daniel and Angie Dickinson, Kevin and Hannah Lipsey, Matthew and Angelina Dickinson, Janiece Lipsey, Angela and Kenny Lane, and Stephen Dickinson, 15 great-grandchildren, her beloved sister-in-law, Millie Knight, a number of special church friends, and in these past few months, her dear neighbor Judy Dickerson, and her favorite trombone player Mark Hurless.
Memorial contributions can be made to Michigan Right to Life https://rtl.org/donate/, P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509-0901 or Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, where Luella has been a member for many years.
Visitation will be Sunday March 5, 2023, from 4:00PM-6:00PM, at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058. Funeral Service will be Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, 13120 Bell Road (M-50), Lake Odessa, MI 48849, with a visitation one hour prior. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home.
She was born on April 20, 1922, in Lakeview, Michigan, to Bertha May (Ragar) and Edson Henry Knight, the seventh of nine children. She lived in the Pierson area for much of her childhood and then graduated from Grandville High School in 1941. She did some factory work during World War II and then went on to college at Calvin and then Huntington. It was at Huntington that she played ladies' basketball as a Green Hornet and where she met her love, Howard Hamblin.
Luella taught grades K-8 for two years at Bell School in Ottawa County before she left teaching and married Howard in 1949. She and Howard had three children: Bruce, Carol and Stanley. Since Howard was a Pastor, she became a Pastor's wife while they served at McCallum, Baltimore, and Lowell United Brethren Churches. Luella was a faithful stay-at-home mom, Pastor's wife, and a Sunday School teacher for many years. Later, she worked at Hastings Aluminum Products for 13 years.
Luella started writing poems as a young woman and continued throughout her life. She wrote poems about her Pastor's sermons, about weather happenings, and about the grandchildren. She loved to read, and she crocheted. She crocheted over 200 hats for newborns at Pennock Hospital. She got great pleasure from filling her canning jars with fruit and garden produce. She made apple pies for all her nearby grandsons' birthdays.
Howard passed away in 2001, but Luella continued living in their home until 2019 when an injury made it necessary for her to live with her daughter.
Luella was preceded in death by her husband Howard Hamblin, her sons Bruce Hamblin and Stanley Hamblin, her parents Edson and Bertha Knight, her half-brothers Leon and Leonard Palmer, her sister La Verna Albrecht, and her brothers Leo Knight, Loren Knight, Lawrence Knight, Lyle Knight and Leslie Knight.
Luella is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jim Dickinson of Hastings, MI, her daughter-in-law and son-in-law, Vickie and Michael Lipsey of Lakeland, FL, her grandchildren Nathan and Amanda Hamblin, Elizabeth and James Slager, Daniel and Angie Dickinson, Kevin and Hannah Lipsey, Matthew and Angelina Dickinson, Janiece Lipsey, Angela and Kenny Lane, and Stephen Dickinson, 15 great-grandchildren, her beloved sister-in-law, Millie Knight, a number of special church friends, and in these past few months, her dear neighbor Judy Dickerson, and her favorite trombone player Mark Hurless.
Memorial contributions can be made to Michigan Right to Life https://rtl.org/donate/, P.O. Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509-0901 or Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, where Luella has been a member for many years.
Visitation will be Sunday March 5, 2023, from 4:00PM-6:00PM, at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058. Funeral Service will be Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church, 13120 Bell Road (M-50), Lake Odessa, MI 48849, with a visitation one hour prior. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home.
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