On a beautiful sun shinny day, July 22, 1935, Ophelia burst into the world. During her assignment here on earth, she graduated from George Washington Carver,  where she was crowned Queen on two different occasions. She met, fell in love with, and married Jimmy C. Cotton. To this union, a star was born, they named her DeWayne Jacqueline Cotton. The family moved from Dallas to Santa Ana, California where Ophelia obtained both her Cosmetology license and Bachelor of Arts Degree. Her most proud accomplishment was to help her grand and great grandchildren achieve success. The only thing she liked more than praising the Lord was fishing.