Montpelier, VT Cordelia "Billie" White Durkee, Montpelier Mrs. Cordelia "Billie" White Durkee, 100, of Montpelier, Vermont, passed away on September 19, 2021. Mrs. Durkee was a retired R.N. She was a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Highsmith Hospital School of Nursing in Fayetteville, N.C. Following graduation in 1942 she entered the Air Corps and served in the European Theater, in France, as an Air Evacuation Flight Nurse, and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant. During this time, she met the love of her life, Loren "Durk" Durkee. They were married October 1, 1945 at the Chateau Montebello in Jouy-en-Josas, France. Upon her return from her deployment, she moved to Vermont and continued her nursing career. Before retirement in 1986 Mrs. Durkee was a staff nurse at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin, VT. After retirement she and Durk spent many summers in Wells, Maine. Survivors are Susan Pryce, Sandra Spargo and husband Larry, Bill Durkee and husband Jacques Gourlet; three grandchildren, Derek Pryce and wife Tonia, Spencer Pryce and wife Sara, Tanner Pryce and wife Malorie, and step-granddaugher Sara White and husband Joe; and great grandchildren, Jordan, Ava, Zayden, Zoe and Aziya Pryce, Natalie and Chloe Mattson and Parker White. Also, many beloved nieces and nephews and their families. Mrs. Durkee is predeceased by her husband, Durk, of 55 years. A graveside service will be held at The Holy Cross Cemetery in Duxbury on September 29, 2021 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to any food pantry.