She was born in Chester County, the daughter of the late William Martin Cordie and Willie Opha Tedford Gatley.
She is survived by three daughters Donna Evans of Slocomb, AL, Dena Azevedo and Daphne Young, and one son Donald Young, II all of Henderson; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren; a sister Jean Pickett (Dewey) of Henderson and a brother Joe Gatley of Peoria, IL.