She was born in Gadsden, Alabama, 2nd of three children to J Walter and Sallie M (Dyar) Scarbrough. She grew up in Sand Mountain, Alabama, and attended high school in Boaz, Alabama,
She married Paul Joseph McCarty on April 26, 1941 in Rising Fawn, Georgia, and was a merchant and executive at Sears for 40 plus years. She enjoyed playing bridge, golf and she was a sports fan.
Dula is survived by her son, Max Paul McCarty, and granddaughters Hannah McCarty and Miranda McCarty. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Joseph McCarty and grandson William GS McCarty.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 5, 2015, at 11am at Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park. Inurnment will be held at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona at a later date.