Marion Eliza Athon Cagle: Obituary

Marion Eliza Athon Cagle, 92, of Jasper passed away at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta on November 22, 2019 following a brief illness.

Eliza was born May 8, 1927 to Marion and Ken Athon of Eatonton, Georgia. Her family moved to Jasper when she was three and Eliza grew up making many lifelong friends.

She attended Pickens County Schools and later graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. She returned to Jasper to teach at Pickens High School and Pickens Technical School when it opened.

She married John C. Cagle in 1949 and had three children, Ken Athon Cagle, Tamera Ruth Cagle, and John Athon Cagle. After living in Jasper for many years, John and Eliza moved to Raleigh, North Carolina then to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and then back to Gainesville, Georgia to build a home.

In September 2018, she moved from her home in Gainesville back to Jasper and loved living at Windsor Lodge Assisted Living Community.

Eliza never met a stranger and loved to visit and talk to all her friends of which she had many. Everyone will miss her so.

She is survived by her daughter, Tami Bond of Gainesville; son, John Athon Cagle and Nancy of Jasper; grandson, Zach Stanfield; granddaughter, Candace Wright; five great-grandchildren; nieces, Cathy Cagle Clark, Rebecca Ann Cagle Mullins, Ginger Cagle Johnson; nephew, Bill Cagle; great-niece, Katie Eliza Cagle; and several other family members.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Marion and Ken Athon; her husband, John Cagle; and her son, Ken Athon Cagle.

The family will receive friends at Roper Funeral Home and Crematory from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2019.

A Memorial Service will begin at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 24, 2019 in the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with Reverend Larry Russell officiating.

Arrangements are entrusted to the staff of Roper Funeral Home & Crematory in Jasper.

Online condolences may be made at www.roperfuneralhome.com .

 

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