Marjorie Bayless Quarles Sandsted

Published 8:00 pm Thursday, June 1, 2017

Seaside

Oct. 17, 1932 — May 22, 2017

Marjorie Bayless Quarles Sandsted passed away Monday, May 22, at the age of 84 in Seaside, Oregon. She was born Oct. 17, 1932, in Monmouth, Oregon, to Walter and Agnes Bayless.

Marge graduated from Ridgefield High School in 1950.

She married Richard Quarles on May 5, 1951. They lived in Boise, Idaho, until 1965, when they bought Sea Breeze Court in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Marge operated the motel in the summers, and the family lived in Tigard the rest of the year. Marge worked at Tigard High School as a cook. Richard passed away in 1990.

Marge married John Sandsted May 10, 1997. In 2004, the family rebuilt the Sea Breeze Court. Marge took great pride in her new motel. She loved and valued her loyal guests. Marge loved having company drop in, and she would always have her griddle ready for a batch of pancakes, or had a pot of her famous homemade clam chowder brewing on the stove.

The Cannon Beach Bible Conference Center and Ecola Hall Bible School were very special to Marge. She enjoyed listening to the guest speakers all summer, and she encouraged students to go to the Bible college.

Surviving Marge is her husband, John Sandsted; son, Ken Quarles of Cannon Beach; daughters, Janice Filley (Dave) of Albany, Beverly Buschert (Matt) of Tualatin, Oregon, and Nancy Pannel (George) of Henderson, Nevada; and a brother, Robert Bayless of Kansas City, Kansas. She has nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.