Born Saturday, July 24, 1924 in Yancey, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Reverend Clarence J. Tuggle and Nannie Scalf Tuggle.

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

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

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

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

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by seven siblings: her brothers, Art, Paul, Marvin, and J.B. Tuggle, and her sister, Rubby Cunningham. She had a sister, Mary Ruth, who was stillborn and one brother, Gene Edgar, who died as an infant.

Friends and family of Dorothy Burdine, who died January 16, 2010, will be received at White Chapel Church of God from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. with a celebration of her life immediately following. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Lohman's Cemetery in Daytona Beach, Florida.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Women of the Church of God, White Chapel Church of God 1730 S. Ridgewood Avenue, South Daytona, Florida 32119.