Carol Miller Ward

Carol Ward went home to be with her Lord on Friday, February 6, 2026. She had a wide circle of friends and was always there to assist anyone in need at a moment’s notice. Carol was born October 7, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio where she attended Holy Rosary Grade School and High School. She attended Ohio State University; while there, she traveled to Greece as an exchange student to work at a bank. She graduated from OSU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and went on to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

Carol worked in several accounting positions while living in California, including the State of California and Arthur Andersen during the 1970s. After moving to the Atlanta area to be near family, she was employed initially by Sunkist, then the Atlanta Bread Company. Later she provided accounting services for charitable organizations – working at both the American Cancer Society, and the Alzheimer’s Association for many years. Once retired, she was charitable with her time and cherished volunteering for Merci Boutique at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was a Charismatic Catholic, involved in several church programs at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody. Carol loved traveling, spending time with family, and participating in neighborhood activities – especially enjoying and sometimes hosting their book club.

She was preceded in death by her husband Merril Wendell “Toby” Ward, her brother, David Miller, and her sister, Sr. Nancy Miller. She is survived by her brother, Tom (Karen) Miller; her sisters, Mary (Jim) Zeier and Theresa Miller; her daughter, Laura (Ken) Bradford; her son Don (Wendy) Ward; her Grandson, Jason (Rochelle) Bradford, her Granddaughters, Jessica (Chris)

Brooks, and Audrey (Nathan) Weathers; and 5 great-grandchildren, Brennan, Roland, Zachery, Eleanor, and Adilynn as well as several nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

A funeral mass will be held at All Saints Catholic Church, 2443 Mt Vernon Hwy NE, Dunwoody, GA, on Friday, February 20th at 1:00 p.m. After the funeral, please join us at Marlow’s Tavern, 1317 Dunwoody Village Pkwy, Dunwoody, GA, for a time of fellowship.

A brief service to celebrate Carol’s life will be held at Horis A. Ward – Fairview Chapel, 376 Fairview Rd., Stockbridge, GA, on Saturday, February 21st at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at the cemetery, with a meal afterward at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society, https://www.cancer.org/donate. (If you donate, please select the option to have the American Cancer Society send an e-card to the family ([email protected]) once your gift has been made. The amount of money donated through memorial donations is kept confidential.)