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Martha Annette Quinton: Obituary

Martha Annette Quinton, age 88, of Talking Rock, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Grandview Health Center. She was born September 5, 1931 to Henry Martin and Mary Vashti Powell.

Mrs. Quinton is survived by her husband, James W. “Jim” Quinton of Talking Rock; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Cynthia Quinton of Dawsonville; daughters and sons-in-law, Lynn and Jack Murphy of Cartersville, Debbie and Mark Callahan of Broadway, Virginia; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Numerous other family members also survive. She was predeased by her parents and two sisters, Evelyn and Sybil.

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Talking Rock Baptist Church with Reverend Buck Parker, Reverend Neil McKenzie, and Reverend Grant Wade officiating. Interment will follow in the Talking Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at Roper Funeral Home, Wednesday, January 22, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The family would also like to thank the staff of Grandview Health Center for the excellent loving care they gave our wife and mother.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory.

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

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