Carol Miller-Harkins, age 81, formerly of Gray, TN, but for the last three years a resident of Governorâs Bend Assisted Living Facility in Erwin, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Carol was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Kyle (Jid) Miler, in 1996.
Carol was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1939, while her father, Dr. Richard A. Harkins, was in med school. Her mother, Covelle G. Harkins, graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University.
Carol was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where she was a Tri-Delt Sorority Sister. She received a Bachelorâs Degree in speech therapy. After her first position within a public school system, she accepted a position with the US government dependent school system, where she taught in Guam and in Germany. While in Europe Carol met Kyle Miller, an officer with the NSA. They were married in London.