Obituaries

In Memory: Mildred Cavender Quarles, 86, Retired From Georgia Marble Company

The Ball Ground resident was also a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

Editor’s note: the following obituary was submitted by Roper Funeral Home.

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Mrs. Mildred Cavender Quarles, age 86, of Ball Ground passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 at the Brookdale Assisted Living Center.

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She was preceded in death by her husbands, Roger Cavender and Tom Quarles. She retired from Georgia Marble Company and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Larry Cavender and Hazel of Jasper, Tim and Pam Cavender of Ball Ground; sister, Mary Ruth Kelley of Ball Ground; grandchildren, Josh and Brandi Cavender of Smyrna, Lyndsey and Doug Estes of Jasper; step-children, Ann Erikson of St. Cloud, MN, Ralph and Kate Quarles of Herndon, VA; step-grandchildren, Thomas and Danielle Erikson; step-great-grandchildren, Brandon Estes and Tyler Estes of Jasper.

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Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with Reverend Ronnie Kelley, Reverend Johnny McPherson, and Reverend Chuck Chambers officiating. The interment will follow in the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday until 1:30 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the staff of Roper Funeral Home.

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