Georgia Miller, longtime Sebastopol resident Georgia F. Miller, 92, died in her sleep at her Yreka home.

Born in Freestone to George W. and Jessie Beach Lawrey, she was
raised and adopted by Joseph and Gertrude Borba after the death of
her mother in 1913. She attended Analy High and there met
basketball player Rodney Miller. They were married in 1933. She
typed and kept books for their business, Miller’s Trucking Service,
through the Depression and for 45 years.
She had two children, Bill and Gayle, and nurtured them along
with her daughter’s menagerie of animals. She became a football
fanatic after the family won season tickets in 1946. She was a
lifelong member of the Methodist Church. After Rodney’s death in
1997 she spent her time gardening and enjoying the love of her
family. She is survived by her children, Bill Miller of Sebastopol
and Gayle Veale of Yreka, her grandchildren Jennifer Meads Veale,
Jodie Rittinhouse and Suzi Fernandez as well as her five great
grandchildren. Friends are invited to a memorial service on Jan. 16
at the Sebastopol United Methodist Church, 500 North Main St.