Dorothy M. Burdine, 85, formerly of Daytona Beach, Fla., went home to be with the Lord Saturday in Butler, where she lived with her niece and nephew, Jennifer and David Brown.

Born in Yancey, Ky., July 24, 1924, she was the daughter of Rev. Clarence J. and Nannie Scalf Tuggle.

Her husband, Carson C. Burdine, died Feb. 6, 1990.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, writing poetry and painting.

Mrs. Burdine was a member of the White Chapel Church of God, where she enjoyed teaching both children and senior adults in Sunday school. She was active in and served as president of the Women of the Church of God and was manager of the White Chapel Church of God Thrift Store for many years. She always was willing to open her home to others for women's meetings and prayer groups.

Surviving are a daughter, Teresa McCay of Birmingham, Ala.; a niece, Jennifer and her husband, David, Brown of Butler; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Mickey Bentley of Neon, Ky.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by seven siblings: her brothers, Art, Paul, Marvin and J.B. Tuggle; her sister, Ruby Cunningham; a sister, Mary Ruth, who was still born; and a brother, Gene Edgar, who died as an infant.

<B>BURDINE </B>— Friends and family of Dorothy Burdine. who died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, will be received from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the White Chapel Church of God with a celebration of her life immediately following. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Lohman's Cemetery in Daytona Beach.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Women of the Church of God at White Chapel Church of God.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, and information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.