In Memory of Carol Ann Mirll

Carol Ann Mirll, 82, of Brownfield, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was born January 31, 1938, in Haskell, to Lonnie and Oma Howard. As the second of five children, Carol Ann was affectionately referred to as “Sister.” After her family moved to Terry County in 1945, she attended classes at Union and New Moore, before graduating from Welch High School. That same month, on May 27, 1956, she married the love of her life, Alvin Edward Mirll, at the First Baptist Church in Welch. It was a double-wedding ceremony with their best friends, Maurice and Robbie Sexton. The happy couple later welcomed Lonnie Alvin in 1957, and then Terry Lee in 1958. Carol Ann became a member of the Evangelical Methodist Church in 1958, and most recently attended services at the Trinity Evangelical Methodist Church, in Slaton. Her strong faith shone through her daily Bible study, hymnal duets often sung with Alvin, and glad participation in events, such as a Day of Prayer once held at the Brownfield Courthouse Square and church services that ministered to female prisoners. As a lover of children, Carol Ann helped love and care for many lucky ones through the years, such as her younger siblings, her foster daughter, Virginia Hall, and family friends, Rebecca, Jackie Leonard, Kaye and Faye Wilks. Her activities included being a proud Cub Scout Den mother, a Vacation Bible school teacher, and as a Toastmistress District Director. Working alongside Alvin, she offered her support by driving grain trucks in the family harvesting business, serving as Bookkeeper and Secretary for the family’s Kwik Kar Care and Alvin’s Sticker Station businesses, and through earning her Real Estate license from South Plains College to help run Mirll Realty. Carol Ann is survived by her husband of 64 years, Alvin Mirll; Lonnie and Sharon Mirll; Molly Mirll (daughter-in-law), Sharon Davis (sister), Randy Howard (brother), six granddaughters, and four great-grandsons. Reverend Mike Taylor will officiate a 2:00 p.m. graveside service at the Terry County Cemetery on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.