Some people leave a mark on the world simply by being kind. That was Brittney.
On June 27, 2026, after an epic battle with cervical cancer, Brittney gained the ultimate victory and went home to be with Jesus. Cancer may have taken her life, but it never took her joy, her faith, or the love she poured into everyone around her.
If you asked anyone who knew Brittney to describe her, the answer was almost always the same: she was the sweetest, kindest person you’d ever meet. She didn’t just see the good in life—she lived as though every day was a gift. Even when life became unimaginably hard, she found reasons to smile, reasons to laugh, and reasons to make everyone around her feel loved.
When cancer suddenly took away the use of her legs, Brittney refused to let it take away her spirit. She continued to fight with incredible strength, determination, and grace. On May 16, 2026, she married the love of her life, “Huggy” Shofner, proving once again that love is bigger than any diagnosis. One of her final wishes was beautifully simple: one more trip to the beach with her family-to hear the waves, feel the ocean breeze, and watch her precious grandson, Solomon, experience the beach for the very first time. Those moments meant everything to her because the people she loved were always what mattered most.
Brittney never met a stranger. She was the first to show up when someone needed help, the first to offer encouragement, and somehow always found something positive to say. Whether she was making a thoughtful handmade gift, planning a family gathering, or simply checking in on someone having a hard day, she loved with her whole heart.
Before cancer changed her mobility, Brittney loved Sunday Jeep rides with her dogs, motorcycle rides with her beloved and her Candy Aces family, camping trips, music festivals, crafting, and. making gifts that people still treasure today. She found joy in the little things and believed the best memories were made with family and friends.
She also spent years caring for elderly individuals, and true to who she was, many of them quickly became family. Even throughout her own illness, nurses, physicians, therapists, and caregivers frequently commented on her kindness. No matter how much pain she was in, she never stopped thanking those who cared for her or greeting them with the same warm smile that everyone came to know and love. Brittney is survived by her loving husband, “Huggy” Shofner; her father, Rickey Campbell and wife Dawn Campbell; her mother, Ginger Gamble and husband Charles Gamble; her sister, Ashley Drake and husband Brandon Drake; her brother, Jason Lee and wife Sherry Lee; her sons, Eli Ratliff and wife Toni, and Lee Ratiff; her treasured grandson, Solomon Ratliff; her grandmother Mabra Hulsey; her stepchildren, Jonathan Shofner and Dylan Shofner; her maternal step-siblings, Allison, Aubrey, Sarah, Katherine, Jessica, Chan, Casey, Matthew, and Ben; her paternal step-siblings, Jeffrey Frederick, J. (Stacey), Jamie Frederick (Christy), and Zach Self (Melissa); her beloved aunt, Tammy Harman; and countless other aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews,-extended family members, and dear friends whose lives were forever changed by knowing and loving her.
If there is one thing Brittney would want everyone to remember, it is to love your people well. Don’t wait to take the trip. Don’t put off making the memories. Tell people you love them often, laugh whenever you can, and find joy even when life is hard. That is exactly how she lived.
Our hearts are broken, and life will never be the same without her. But we are grateful beyond words that God allowed us to love her, learn from her, and call her ours. We take comfort in knowing that she is no longer hurting, no longer confined by illness, and is finally whole again.
Please join us in celebrating Brittney’s beautiful life during a memorial gathering on Thursday, July 2, 2026, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home. We invite everyone who knew and loved her to come share stories, laughter, tears, and memories of a woman whose light will continue to shine in all of us.
Though she didn’t quite reach her 46th birthday, Brittney spent every one of her 45 years showing those around her what unconditional love, kindness, and courage truly look like.
