Carole Miller Burns
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Carole Ann Miller Burns, 80, of Evergreen, CO passed away on Nov 20, 2021 surrounded in love by her family.
Born April 28, 1941 in Kansas City, MO into a family of nine children. Carole was affectionately known as Chi Chi or Cheech by her extended family and Ma Burns by her Evergreen friends and family. Her childhood is remembered by the misadventures associated with growing up on a small farm in the country. It is from these happy beginnings that Carole would come to appreciate the importance of family and friends.
Carole was a passionate believer in celebrating life. She fostered love and the importance of family, her compassion extended to the friends and acquaintances she made along the way. Her disarming nature and genuine concern for peoples' well being put everyone at ease. Carole's boisterous sense of humor, infectious laugh and dash of ornery made her unforgettable.
Carole met Robert Burns who would become her husband and best friend of 61 years in 1960. She and Bob navigated his career around the Midwest and Texas, giving birth to four children along the way until they moved to Evergreen, CO in 1976. Her appreciation of the natural beauty in Colorado was immense and she had a deep reverence for the place she called home.
Carole is survived by her husband Bob Burns; daughter Chris Burns, her husband Bob Franco; daughter Kelly Burns, her husband Jay Henry, their daughter Quinn; son Joseph Burns his daughter Hannah and her mother Kristen; Carole's siblings and their spouses Kathy and Mark Gandy, Aggie and Alan Willoughby, her sisters in law Barbara, Margie and Marilyn Miller.
She is preceded in death by her son Tommy, parents Albert and Agnes Miller; her brothers Albert, John, Bubba, Tommy, Bobby and Danny Miller. Her sister in law Carol Mitchell and her brother's Bill and Leo Burns.
A Celebration of Her Life will be held on December 2nd at 11 am in the Church of the Cross at 28253 Meadow Dr in Evergreen, CO 80439. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Evergreen's Mountain Area Land Trust in Carole's name in support of her love of the mountains.