[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Herbert Clifton Quarles, 82, of Hendersonville, NC, passed peacefully at home on November 29, 2024.\u00a0 He was born in Shelby, NC in 1942 to Hugh Shepard Quarles and Mary Ellen Owens Quarles.\u00a0 His family moved to Hendersonville when he was young, where he grew up and graduated from Hendersonville High School before studying Industrial Arts at Western Carolina University.\u00a0 In 1963, he married his first wife, Linda Carol Jenkins.\u00a0 Together they had his only child, Cecilia Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
Upon graduation from Western Carolina, Herb began a career in the furniture industry with Thomasville Furniture Company.\u00a0 During these early years, he and Linda began showing dogs, traveling up and down the east coast, and breeding some of the top Scottish Terriers in the country. Over time they grew apart; however, he still loved the dogs and continued to show them.\u00a0 During this time in his life, he met the love of his life, Betty Virginia \u201cGinger\u201d Quarles who shared his mutual love for Scottish Terriers. \u00a0They married in July 1987 and started on their great adventure together.<\/p>\n
All through Herb\u2019s life, he was very creative.\u00a0 His hobbies included photography, stained glass, pottery, needlework, and making furniture. In the fall of 1987, he and Ginger decided to move back to Hendersonville, leaving the furniture industry behind.\u00a0\u00a0 He had been turning wood as a hobby, giving gifts to friends and family and decided to pursue his creations in earnest.\u00a0 He built a shop in the backyard and founded Aerie Wood. Now he and Ginger were traveling to craft shows up and down the east coast.\u00a0 He always looked for unique ways to highlight each piece of wood.\u00a0 In 1990, he received an Emerging Artist Grant, which allowed him the opportunity to study under some of the best wood-turning artisans in the country at Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg, TN.\u00a0 His work has been shown in galleries and gift shops all over the southeast.\u00a0 Even after he \u201cofficially\u201d retired, he maintained his working shop continuing to make gifts for friends and family.\u00a0 He even gave lessons to a few aspiring wood turners, paying the art forward.<\/p>\n
Herb enjoyed traveling.\u00a0 He and Ginger were able to complete one of their life goals of traveling to every state. Most of that was done by car, except where impossible. He particularly enjoyed visiting state and national parks where he would take photographs of nature. Not only did he like to take pictures of nature, but he was also an avid hunter and fisherman. If it wasn\u2019t in season, he would be getting ready for the next one. Another one of his creative outlets was a love of gardening.\u00a0 He collected uncommon plants and at one time had something blooming in his yard 365 days a year. Along with travel during his retirement years, he worked at A Growing Concern and taught adult education classes in landscaping at Blue Ridge Community College.\u00a0 You could always go to him with a gardening question.\u00a0 He had an eye for placement and understanding of how to help the plants thrive. He enjoyed being out in nature and the beauty of the land. We will all miss his knowledge and excitement about the wonders of the world.<\/p>\n
Herb was preceded in death by his parents Hugh Shepard Quarles and Mary Ellen Owens Quarles, his siblings Linda McCoy and Kevin Shepard Quarles.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his wife, Betty Virginia \u201cGinger\u201d Quarles, daughter Cecilia Elizabeth Higgins, her husband Jason Corbett Higgins and grandchild Jennifer Zappa-Higgins along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
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Herbert Clifton Quarles, 82, of Hendersonville, NC, passed peacefully at home on November 29, 2024.\u00a0 He was born in Shelby, NC in 1942 to Hugh Shepard Quarles and Mary Ellen Owens Quarles.\u00a0 His family moved to Hendersonville when he was young, where he grew up and graduated from Hendersonville High School before studying Industrial Arts at Western Carolina University.\u00a0 In 1963, he married his first wife, Linda Carol Jenkins.\u00a0 Together they had his only child, Cecilia Elizabeth.<\/p>
Upon graduation from Western Carolina, Herb began a career in the furniture industry with Thomasville Furniture Company.\u00a0 During these early years, he and Linda began showing dogs, traveling up and down the east coast, and breeding some of the top Scottish Terriers in the country. Over time they grew apart; however, he still loved the dogs and continued to show them.\u00a0 During this time in his life, he met the love of his life, Betty Virginia \u201cGinger\u201d Quarles who shared his mutual love for Scottish Terriers. \u00a0They married in July 1987 and started on their great adventure together.<\/p>
All through Herb\u2019s life, he was very creative.\u00a0 His hobbies included photography, stained glass, pottery, needlework, and making furniture. In the fall of 1987, he and Ginger decided to move back to Hendersonville, leaving the furniture industry behind.\u00a0\u00a0 He had been turning wood as a hobby, giving gifts to friends and family and decided to pursue his creations in earnest.\u00a0 He built a shop in the backyard and founded Aerie Wood. Now he and Ginger were traveling to craft shows up and down the east coast.\u00a0 He always looked for unique ways to highlight each piece of wood.\u00a0 In 1990, he received an Emerging Artist Grant, which allowed him the opportunity to study under some of the best wood-turning artisans in the country at Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg, TN.\u00a0 His work has been shown in galleries and gift shops all over the southeast.\u00a0 Even after he \u201cofficially\u201d retired, he maintained his working shop continuing to make gifts for friends and family.\u00a0 He even gave lessons to a few aspiring wood turners, paying the art forward.<\/p>
Herb enjoyed traveling.\u00a0 He and Ginger were able to complete one of their life goals of traveling to every state. Most of that was done by car, except where impossible. He particularly enjoyed visiting state and national parks where he would take photographs of nature. Not only did he like to take pictures of nature, but he was also an avid hunter and fisherman. If it wasn\u2019t in season, he would be getting ready for the next one. Another one of his creative outlets was a love of gardening.\u00a0 He collected uncommon plants and at one time had something blooming in his yard 365 days a year. Along with travel during his retirement years, he worked at A Growing Concern and taught adult education classes in landscaping at Blue Ridge Community College.\u00a0 You could always go to him with a gardening question.\u00a0 He had an eye for placement and understanding of how to help the plants thrive. He enjoyed being out in nature and the beauty of the land. We will all miss his knowledge and excitement about the wonders of the world.<\/p>
Herb was preceded in death by his parents Hugh Shepard Quarles and Mary Ellen Owens Quarles, his siblings Linda McCoy and Kevin Shepard Quarles.<\/p>
He is survived by his wife, Betty Virginia \u201cGinger\u201d Quarles, daughter Cecilia Elizabeth Higgins, her husband Jason Corbett Higgins and grandchild Jennifer Zappa-Higgins along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[130,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-130","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11136,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11133\/revisions\/11136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}