Betty Jo Cagle Roper

Betty Jo Cagle Roper, 76, of Gainesville passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Pasco Regional Medical Center in Dade City, FL following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral. Reverend Roy Lee Mitchell will officiate. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Roper was born on March 29, 1938 in Gainesville to the late General H. "Bob" Cagle and Minnie Nix Cagle. She was a homemaker and a member of Sardis Baptist Church. She was a beautiful wife, mother, and meme. She loved her cats and birds. She was an avid antique and doll collector. Family was everything to her. She will be forever missed. "We loved you like there was tomorrow, and then there wasn't one." "Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure."

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, H.T. Cagle.

Mrs. Roper is survived by her husband of 51 years, Cecil J. Roper of Gainesville; daughter, Anita Rail of Gainesville; granddaughter, Whitney Hendrix of Gainesville; granddaughter and husband, Ashley and Billy Johnson of Martin, GA; great grandchildren, Greyson Elijah Johnson of Martin, Ashlyn Johnson and Baylon Johnson of Clarksville, GA, several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.

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