Parents - William and Augusta Carson
Her parents had 12 children but only 7 of them lived beyond childhood

Survived by her husband; her three children; a daughter-in-law; eight grandchildren; 3 sisters; nieces and nephews and many extended family members.

A son, Keith Milne, predeceased her in 1971.

Also predeceased by her brothers, William, Harry, Charles, Billy, John, and sisters Marion (she was named for), Julie and Pauline.

She left school at 16 to go to work in a travel agency near Rockefeller Center, and then earned her Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) in her 30s.

Graduate of Goddard College, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science at the age of 40.

Founded Milne Travel in 1975

Served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1994 to 2000, representing the town of Washington and other towns in her district.

Recipient of their Legislator of the Year award in 2000.

she was also very active in her community and Washington County and served on many boards

She was named Citizen of the Year by the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce in 2010. She and her husband were also named as the town of Washington Citizens of the Year in 2010.

Interment will be made in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Washington.

(Information from full obituary published in Times Argus from Aug. 12 - 13, 2014)

Parents - William and Augusta Carson
Her parents had 12 children but only 7 of them lived beyond childhood

Survived by her husband; her three children; a daughter-in-law; eight grandchildren; 3 sisters; nieces and nephews and many extended family members.

A son, Keith Milne, predeceased her in 1971.

Also predeceased by her brothers, William, Harry, Charles, Billy, John, and sisters Marion (she was named for), Julie and Pauline.

She left school at 16 to go to work in a travel agency near Rockefeller Center, and then earned her Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) in her 30s.

Graduate of Goddard College, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science at the age of 40.

Founded Milne Travel in 1975

Served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1994 to 2000, representing the town of Washington and other towns in her district.

Recipient of their Legislator of the Year award in 2000.

she was also very active in her community and Washington County and served on many boards

She was named Citizen of the Year by the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce in 2010. She and her husband were also named as the town of Washington Citizens of the Year in 2010.

Interment will be made in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Washington.

(Information from full obituary published in Times Argus from Aug. 12 - 13, 2014)