Carolyn Jane Miller

Carolyn Jane Miller, resident of Hartwell Highway in Elberton, Georgia died on Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was 80. Born in Elberton on December 1, 1933, Carolyn was one of three children of the late Raymond Wilson Miller, Sr. and Corra Jane Tate Miller. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elberton, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Colonial Dames Society. She was also a former member of the Pilot Club of Elberton and a former Elberton Granite Association Board Member. Carolyn graduate from Lander College with a Bachelor's of Business Degree in Education and from the University of Georgia with a Master's Degree in Business Administration. She served as Principal at Stevens Elementary School and as a teacher and Head Girls Basketball Coach at both Elberton High School and Samuel Elbert Academy. Carolyn was a Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Hall of Fame Member. She owned and showed Tennessee Walking Horses for over 50 years and won numerous world champions. She was is preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Raymond Wilson Miller, Jr. and J. Cleve Miller. Carolyn is survived by her sister-in-law, Carmelita Miller; two nieces: Elizabeth Jane Miller and Carrie Kate Miller; great-niece, Alex Oglesby; one aunt; and a host of other relatives and friends. The Funeral Service to Honor and Celebrate the life of Carolyn Jane Miller will be held on Tuesday, June 3, at 11:00a.m. in the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Purvis officiating. A private graveside service will follow in the family lot of Elmhurst Cemetery. The family will greet friends between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00p.m. on Monday evening at the funeral home. At other hours they may be contacted at the residence of Carmelita Miller on Golf Course Road in Elberton. The family suggests memorials be directed to the charity of one's choice. You may sign the online guest register at www.berryfh.com. Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is handling the arrangements for Carolyn Jane Miller.