She is survived by her husband, Arthur "Marshall" Wordlaw; ten children: Joyce Emerson, Jeanette Duck, Kelly Wordlaw, Marvin Wordlaw, Arthur Wordlaw, Jr., Renee Wordlaw, and Terra Robinson all of Starkville, MS; Willyne Brownlee of Jacksonville, FL; Timothy Wordlaw of Fairboat, MN; Gary Wordlaw of West Point, MS; Corey Wordlaw of Maben, MS; 36 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren.