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- Carolyn Jean Botts was born to Kathleen D. Botts and Robert P. Botts in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. She graduated from St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1963. She attended Fontbonne College in St. Louis, Missouri and Fuggazi College of Business in Lexington, Kentucky. Carolyn was employed at IBM Lexington when she married Jack Steele at Christ the King Catholic Church in Lexington, Kentucky on May 18, 1968. They moved to Pullman, Washington for 2 years where she gave birth to Michael Craig in January, 1970. The family moved to Albany, Georgia later that year where Jack started teaching at Albany State College. Carolyn gave birth to Rebecca in December, 1971, and Jeffrey Scott (Toby) in August, 1974. She attended St. Teresa's Catholic Church where she was an active volunteer. She was also a Brownie Troop Leader and Girl Scout volunteer. Carolyn returned to work in the mid 1980's and volunteered with Birthright. Carolyn moved to United Way and worked as a secretary and bookkeeper. She retired from United Way in 2005.
Carolyn was a passionate reader and enjoyed overseas travel. She loved animals and included pets as family. Carolyn also enjoyed exploring genealogy and joined Clan Donnachaidh from her mother's Scottish heritage. She also enjoyed bit parts in local television as a member of "the undead audience" on The Count Murray Show, and did a PSA on stroke 10 years later. Carolyn had gifts for languages. She could easily pick up foreign languages and could translate her experiences into entertaining stories.
In 2017, Carolyn passed away at Willson Hospice House in Albany, Georgia, USA.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
- SpouseJack Steele(May 18, 1968 - June 30, 2017) (her death, 3 children)
- ChildrenMichael Craig SteeleJeffrey Scott SteeleRebecca Steele
- ParentsRobert P. BottsKathleen D. Botts
- RelativesJulia Long(Grandchild)
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