Kathryn “Kay” Mackenzie Miller, 84, of Statesville, N.C., passed away Friday, February 28, 2025, at the Gordon Hospice House following a brief illness.

Kay was born in Portsmouth, England, on March 29, 1940, to the late Commander Alexander James Mackenzie and Elizabeth Rees-Worton Mackenzie. She was a graduate of Newton-Conover High School and Davis Hospital School of Nursing, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She was employed as a Registered Nurse at Davis Hospital and Statesville Medical Group/Piedmont HealthCare for many years and was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.

On November 19, 1961, she married Joseph Larry Miller, who survives. Also surviving are her sons, Kevin A. Miller (Neva) of Statesville, and Stephen P. Miller of Charlotte; granddaughter, Caroline Miller Yon (Keith) of Charlotte; sisters, Martha Flax Troutman of Gold Hill, N.C., and Charlotte Catherine Wilkins of Cambridge, Ohio; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Christina E. Paul, Madge Stanley, and Elizabeth R. Downs.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 7, at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Gervase Hitch and Rev. Dan Money, officiating. The family will visit with friends following the service at Statesville Country Club from 3 until 5 p.m. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery will be prior to the funeral hour.

The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Tara Frankhouser and staff, the staff of Iredell Memorial Hospital, and the staff of the Gordon Hospice House for their love and care of Kay.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Ave., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28207, or Gordon Hospice House, 2341 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625, or Wesley Memorial UMC, 825 Wesley Drive, Statesville, NC 28677.

Troutman Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Kay Miller.