Carolyn C. Miller

Mrs. Miller was born Sept. 3, 1931 in Greensboro, N.C. As a teen she was the winner of the Flat Rock Beauty Pageant. She worked as a Legal Secretary for W.R. Chambers and then went on to work as an Administrative Assistant to the McDowell County School Superintendent. She ran for School Board Office in 1982. Mrs. Miller was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Old Fort where she was a former Sunday School Teacher for Preteen Girls.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Miller and two sisters, Patsy Kuffrey and Betty Gray Davies.

Surviving Mrs. Miller are two children, Eric Miller and wife, Debbie of Ruther Glen, Va. and Michele Schaich and husband, Norman of Old Fort, N.C.; four grandchildren, Mitchell Miller and wife, Ashley, Amanda Kelly and husband, Brendan, Stephen Miller and Andrew Schaich; and two beloved caretakers, Sandi Vielbaum and Denise Tipton.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2 P.M. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Old Fort with Rev. Duane Caldwell and Rev. Cy Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hospice of Rutherford County – 372 Hudlow Rd. Forest City, N.C. 28043.

Words of comfort may be shared with the Miller family at www.kirkseyfhmarion.com