Preceded in death by her husband, Nimrod R. McDade, Jr; daughter, Judy Andora McDade; grandson, Dennis Patrick McDade; and daughter-in-law, Jan (Regeon) McDade. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Marshal Rigdon and Elsie Mae (Holt) Rigdon; brothers, Denver Rigdon and Duval Rigdon; and sisters, Lavonia (Rigdon) Russell, Ilene (Rigdon) Reese, and Sula (Rigdon) Williamson.
She is survived by her sister, Alfa Mae (Rigdon) Gilmore; brother, Darwin Rigdon; sons, Nimrod R. McDade, III and Walter Burgwyn McDade; grandchildren, Julie Christine McDade, Nimrod R. McDade, IV, Leslie Victoria McDade, Walter Brent McDade, Charles Marshall McDade, Kingsley Guy McDade, and Oxford Clay McDade, and great-grandchildren, Alec Joseph Wieczorek, Aubrey Brianna McDade, and Kailey Marshall McDade.