A Memorial Service will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 at Trinity Episcopal Church at 12:00 PM. A Visitation for Family and Friends will occur an hour prior in the Parlor at Trinity Episcopal Church.
She was born in Columbus, Georgia on April 25, 1959 to Hazel Lamb Maxwell Rust and Bryan Milner Rust.
Carolyn was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus, GA. She attended Columbus City schools, and Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina.
To say that Carolyn lived her life completely devoted to her children would be an understatement! She loved them with all her heart! And she loved their friends equally and was the mother that everyone wished they had. She was a free Spirit! She was kind and good, and showed love to everyone. She never met a stranger. She was compassionate and strong, and loved with passion. She was a true friend and when she had nothing, she still found a way to give all she had. She saw only the good in all people, and she accepted everyone. Carolyn was afraid of nothing in her younger years, she loved rock climbing. She spent time in Aspen, Colorado, and was in love with the beauty of the mountains. She raised her children, Tyler and Madison, in Hickory,North Carolina and spent many weekends with them at her Aunt Patsy’s home on Roan Mountain. She loved nature and all animals, and the beauty of the woods. The world has lost a remarkable woman much too soon, but Heaven has gained a true Angel.
Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, Bryan Milner Rust and Hazel Maxwell Rust
Carolyn is survived by her son, Tyler Blackburn Steele (Liz) of Charlotte, NC and daughter, Madison Elaine Steele of Salt Lake City, UT; her sister, Hazel Rust Fox (David), and brother, Bryan Milner Rust, Jr (Mary Carmel), all of Columbus; her nephews and nieces: David Edward Fox, Jr (Amy) of Auburn, AL, Benjamin Blackburn Fox (Dee Ann) of Columbus, Rebecca Anderson Fox Tidwell (Stephen) of Montgomery, AL, Catherine Maxwell Rust of Franklin, TN, Bryan Milner Rust III of Columbus; and her great-nieces and great-nephews: Elizabeth McKown Fox,Harris Blackburn Fox, Plen Anderson Fox, William Bradford Tidwell, Milner Fox Tidwell, Iris Grace Allen and Abigail June Welch.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Paws Humane or a charity of your choice.
