She was born in Chester County the daughter of the late Henry and Reva Vannada Robertson. She graduated from Chester County High School. She was married to Carmon McCanless on October 12, 1942. They made their home in Chester County. She worked at Salant and Salant Mfg. for eleven years and later at Chickasaw State Park and retired in 1983. She was a member of the Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They moved to Stantonville, TN in 2003 to be near their daughter. She is survived by her husband, Carmon McCanless of Stantonville; a daughter, Teresa Moffett of Stantonville; a sister, Anna Jean Harlan of Panama City Beach, FL and a brother, Ennis Robertson of Nashville, TN.