Clay Bowie Quarles, 51, passed away March 12, 2012 at Crossgates River Oaks in Brandon. A Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 15, at 10am until the 11:30am funeral service at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram.\ \ Mr. Quarles spent the majority of his life living in Jackson and attended Forest Hill Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Forest Hill High School. Mr. Quarles was an avid hunter and fisherman. \ \ Mr. Quarles is preceded in death by his father, Ivy "Nip" Quarles and two brothers, John and Mark Quarles.\ \ He is Survived by his mother Bobbye Quarles DuBard of Bryan, TX; sons, Brenton Clarke of Metairie, LA, and Joel Clay Quarles of OH; daughter, Alexis Stanley of Hattiesburg; sister, Wanda Quarles Palma of San Antonio, TX; and a host of family and friends. \