She was born in Henderson County, TN the daughter of the late Sol and Rosie Ross. She married Roy Elvington in 1964. Mr. Elvington died in 1998. She operated a Laundy Mat next to her home for many years.
She is survived by a daughter, Linda Dowdy of Koshkonong, MO and two brothers, Harold Wayne Frost and Ronnie Elvington both of Jacks Creek; three sisters, Euda Kingsley of Milan, Pauline Weber of Stokey, IL and Fay Smith of Texarkana, TX and a brother, Elmer Ross of Lexington.