APPLING - Mrs. Zera Morris Bartles, 88, wife of the late Uyles Lee Bill Bartles, is survived by her children, Donald P. ( Martha) Bartles, Ron L. Bartles, Stan W. (Denise) Bartles and Chris D. (Soleta) Bartles; one sister Virginia (Aubrey) Cartledge; her grandchildren Chasity B. Hughes, Shannon B. (Jeff) Moore, Chris (Rachel) Bartles, Jr., Bill Bartles, Michael Shealey, and Amy Lemmons; great-grandchildren, Cody L. Hughes, Alexis P. Hughes, Eva Bartles, Summer Lemmons and Autumn Lemmons. Her mother, Ethel Turner Morris, and father, Pearl C. Morris, had a farm on White Oak Road in McDuffie County where they raised their family of 10 children. She is a member of Trinity Baptist Church, which she loved dearly and looked forward to her Seniors Bible Study Group and her fellow Red Hats. Besides being a homemaker, she worked at Uniroyal in Thomson and later became an assistant on special needs school buses. She became a licensed practical nurse and cared for the elderly in their homes. After retiring, she enjoyed gardening, especially in her flower beds. She was an expert in rural living, cooking, canning, preserving and all sorts of home remedies. She recently had been plumming for flight and took flight in great peace on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, and will be missed. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at Trinity Baptist Church, Martinez, with the Rev. K.C. Stevens officiating. Interment followed in the Damascus Baptist Cemetery, Leah, Ga. Starling Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.