Carol Miller, 72, cradles her 4-month-old grandson Bransyn.Photo: Courtesy of Ashley Collins
A Kentucky woman is in mourning after both of her parents were killed in the historic floods that struck Kentucky last week.
Collins, 22, says that James, who was bedridden, and Carol were “the biggest-hearted people” in her life. Initially her great aunt and uncle, the duo adopted Collins when she was 4 years old.
“If anything happened to any friends or any family or anything in the community, they were out there trying to help,” she says.
James Miller, 73, is among those killed in the historic Kentucky floods.Courtesy of Ashley Collins
Many questions remain about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Carol and James Miller, but Collins is certain of one thing: “She wasn’t going to leave my dad,” she says. “They had been married for 50 years, and she always told me that if anything happens, she wants them to go together.”
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“I know that she would not have left him,” Collins adds. “Whether it would have saved her life or what, she was going to stay with him until the very end.”
Now Collins is trying to pay tribute to her parents, who “were constantly, honestly giving out their last dime to help people,” Collins says.
“And even though it made them struggle, they were still happy because they knew everybody else in the family was okay,” she adds.
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Collins is just one of many people the Millers helped in life. The couple took her in when she was 3 years old and gave her “the best life that I could ever ask for,” she says.
“[My parents] have literally done everything in the world for me,” Collins explains. “I don’t know how many times that I didn’t even have to ask for help, and they automatically were there no matter what.”
In the description, the young mom says, “any donation helps.”
source: people.com
