Carolyn Sue Miller

Carolyn Sue Miller, 86, of Bartonville, finished her journey on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. She didn’t just pass—she poured out every last drop of love, and then went home as Jesus answered her prayer to go.

Born in Tennessee, Illinois, to Arthur and Eleanor Logan, Carolyn lived with quiet grace and deep strength. She married Wright S. Miller III in 1956 at the Bartonville Methodist Church. He preceded her in death in 2011, but their legacy (mostly hers) lives on in their family.

She was also preceded in death by her parents—but not before they passed on a spirit that bloomed in everything she touched.

Carolyn is survived by her sons: Wright “Jim” (Tammy) Miller IV and John Arthur Logan Miller, both of Bartonville; and by her beloved grandchildren: Louis R. Miller, Vincent L. (Kaylee) Miller, Leonardo J. (Sydney Kelly) Miller, Brooke K. Vielhak, and Faith B. Miller. Every one of them carries her fire.

She wasn’t loud. But she was unforgettable, warm, kind and endearing.

She shaped beauty from clay in ceramics. Captured joy through the lens of a camera. And in the lives of her grandchildren—she wasn’t just present, she was pivotal. She raised them with casseroles, laughter, and a love you could feel like warmth in your chest.

Carolyn loved flowers and gardening when time and health allowed. Cherished her gospel music—especially the Gaithers—and the slow peace of ordinary days.

Her funeral will be Friday, April 18, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel, with visitation an hour prior. Her son John will officiate. Burial to follow at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Bartonville.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate—because Carolyn knew all too well the goodness that flows from St. Jude.

Let her memory live on—in stories, in song, in the love she left behind.

Online condolences may be left at www.Davison-Fulton-Bartonvillechapel.com.