Carol A. (Spencer) Miller – 83, of North Reading, died Friday July 1, 2016, at Care One at Wilmington.
Born in Rugby, Virginia on February 26, 1933. She was the daughter of the late John B. and Viola (Richardson) Spencer. Carol was a graduate of Marion College in Marion, Virginia.
Carol worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C., she was a school teacher and was a Payroll Administrator for the American Mutual Insurance Company in Wakefield. She was also a homemaker and a nanny to several families.
Carol was very dedicated to her family and had a great love for life. She had a sense of humor and a cutting wit. She was brilliant, if you ever needed to know something, she had the answer. Carol enjoyed cooking and had amazing Sunday dinners for her family. She was very artistic, a talented painter and she enjoyed antiquing and yard sales. She loved to travel and enjoyed country music.
Carol has been a resident of North Reading for the past 11 years and a former resident of Reading. She was a member of the Edith A. O’Leary Senior Center in North Reading and a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church in Lynnfield.
Family members include her beloved companion of 38 years, George Allen Heard of North Reading; her loving daughters, Sharon Burke and her husband Stephen, of North Reading and Kathryn Cohen and her husband Harvey of Newton; her son, Jeffrey Miller and his wife Kathleen of Elk Creek, VA; her brother, Sherrill Spencer of Independence, VA; sisters, Laverne Kiser and her husband March of Mouth of Wilson, VA and June Phipps and her husband Dale of Independence, VA; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Her memorial service will be held at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 PM. Calling hours will be held prior to the service from 4 to 6:50 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in her memory to: Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or to the Activities Department at Care One at Wilmington, 750 Woburn Street, Wilmington, MA 01887.
I will miss you Carol, thanks for the great memories and family time we shared all those years ago. You are one special lady we will all miss.
Carol was a wonderful person and a caring aunt. I have many great memories of eating her home-made fudge and filling out coloring books,from childhood . She was very much loved, and will be missed.
I would like to offer my condolences to the Spencer and Miller families. 83 years is quite an accomplishment and I know your loved one will be greatly missed. Hopefully this scripture will give you comfort because God is promising us he will do away with man’s worst enemy, death. This is found for us at Rev. 21: 3,4; “With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. “And God himself will be with them.” And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.”) (For more comforting scriptures please visit: http://bit.ly/1K38EFt.) Also, for more Bible based comfort visit (www.jw.org search “comfort” or “why we die”) It has provided me with many more scriptures that have given me comfort, strengthened my faith and helped me find the answer to Why? I know it will do the same for you. God’s kingdom that Jesus taught us to pray for at Matthew 6: 9, 10 will bring about these wonderful promises including the resurrection. John 6: 40 tells us: “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who recognizes the Son and exercises faith in him should have everlasting life, and I will resurrect him on the last day.” This is a wonderful promise made to us by our heavenly father and I pray it brings you comfort and hope. Again, I offer my sincere condolences to the family. Feel free to contact me at my email address: myranj@centurytel.net
I was so sad to hear of Carol’s passing. She was a great lady and I will always think of her as my adopted auntie. I’ll never forget the time that her and Al introduced my sister and I to grape soda floats ! Please accept my sympathy during this difficult time.