Millie loved technology and taught many friends and family the basics of computer, Hallmark card programs and iPad tips and tricks. After traveling the states, Millie decided she should further her education and enrolled in her first computer class. Millie and Betty traveled to all lower 48 states and loved every minute. After 25 years of business, it was time to retire and seek new adventures. The ladies eventually had three stores in the Valdosta area, The Party Shop, Milbets and Camelot Hallmark. Millie and her childhood friend Betty Phillips decided they would expand their adventures further and purchase a gift shop in Valdosta where they excelled in business. Until Millie's death she remained in contact with several students she had taught throughout her time at Carrabelle and Jennings. While there, she also became the yearbook sponsor giving the school their first yearbook. An opportunity became available to teach business classes in the Jennings, FL school system, so Millie quickly accepted and spent the next six years in Jennings. She taught school in Carrabelle two years and was able to attend Florida State University and obtain her Master's degree. Millie taught one year in Covington, GA and then accepted a position in Carrabelle, FL teaching 5th grade. After graduating, from Valdosta State, Millie worked at Moody Air Force Base for a couple of years until she realized she had a desire to teach school. Millie graduated from Valdosta High School in 1947 and was awarded a scholarship to attend Valdosta State University. She was very active serving on committees in both her church and community Millie was passionate about serving her Lord. Millie was a member of Lee Street Baptist Church which later merged and became Crossroads Baptist Church. Millie lived 90+ years in her beloved Valdosta, GA where she excelled in education, became a leader in her church and a leader in the community. Having lost her mother at 3 weeks of age and being a preemie, Millie lived with her mother's sister, Erna McCollum Chitwood who later adopted her. Millie was born into this world on March 6, 1930, to George Winslow and Clara V McCollum Keasler as their ninth child and given the name, Mildred Grace Keasler. Millie Jean Chitwood, 92, of Centre, AL, died on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, after a period of declining health.
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