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LOCA^STATE The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Weekend Edition - August 22-23, 2020 3B Officer fired after using stun gun on Black woman Associated Press LOGANVILLE - A Georgia police department fired a white officer Friday after an arrest cap tured on video showed him using a stun gun on a Black woman. Gwinnett County police fired Officer Michael Oxford after an internal investigation found he violated department policy and “did not meet our core values,” the agency said in a statement. Before he was fired, Oxford had been placed on administrative duty following the encounter Tues day, which was filmed on the front porch of a Loganville home and has since been viewed millions of times on the video-sharing app Tik- Tok, news outlets reported. The officer responded to the home at around 7:30 p.m. on a property damage call in which a neighbor reported a group of peo ple had thrown a bottle at her car, according to a Gwinnett County police statement. She also told officers one of the group members threatened to assault her 9-year- old child. Police said one of the women on the porch at a nearby home matched the description of a sus pect in the complaint. The video showed the officer speaking with another one of the women on the porch, identified by police as Kyndesia Smith, who could be heard saying: “You’re on our property.” “We did not call you, I’m not going anywhere,” Smith said. The officer responded that she was under arrest and grabbed her, later firing a stun gun at her, according to the video. The woman fell into bushes in front of the home screaming as the officer continued to struggle with her in an attempt to place her in handcuffs. In another video obtained by news outlets, Smith appeared to kick at the officer as he pushed her into the back of a police car. The police statement alleged the officer gave the woman “sev eral warnings” and told her she would be stunned if she resisted commands. “The police department takes all use of force seriously,” the statement said, concluding: “An investigation into this incident is being conducted.” The woman’s mother, Aytra Thomas, spoke out against the offi cer’s use of force and told WSB-TV in an interview Thursday that the arrest “didn’t have to go that way. ” 2 seek recounts of losses in state legislative runoffs VACCINES ATLANTA — Candidates in two Georgia legislative runoffs say they want recounts of their apparent narrow defeats. Anne Allen Westbrook said Thurs day that she will seek a recount of her 20-vote loss to Derek Mallow in the Aug. 11 race for the Democratic nomination in House District 163 in Savannah. Stacy Hall said earlier this week that he would seek a recount of his 37-vote loss to Bo Hatchett in the contest for the Republican nomination in Senate District 50, which covers all or part of Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Rabun, Stephens and Towns counties in northeast Georgia. Under Georgia law, a candidate has the right to request a recount when the difference between the two is less than a half percent of all votes cast. Walter Jones, a spokesman for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, said candi dates can’t make recount requests until the state certifies the Aug. 11 results, which will be sometime next week. Westbrook tells the Savannah Morn ing News she has questions about why vote totals changed before Chatham County officials certified the final results. The Democratic nominee faces no declared opposition in the House 163 race, making it likely that the winner of the runoff will win the seat. Current results show Hatchett with 12,492 votes and Hall with 12,455. In the House race, Mallow has 2,679 votes to Westbrook’s 2,659. Associated Press found dead in SUV weeks after she went missing AMERICUS — Officials in southwest Georgia say a woman’s body was found in her wrecked car more than a month after she went missing. A passerby glimpsed a reflection from Rosa Welch’s Jeep Cherokee on Monday east of Americus and called sheriff’s deputies, WALB-TV reports. Deputies believe the 30-year-old Welch ran off the road and hit a tree on July 6, the day she was reported missing. Sumter County Chief Deputy Eric Bryant said the vehicle was found 100 yards or more off the roadway. “I was still trying to have faith that she was alive,” said Tiffany Hogg, Rosa Welch’s sister. It’s unclear what caused Welch to run off the road, but foul play is not sus pected. An autopsy has been completed on Welch’s body, said Sumter County Coroner Greg Hancock, but toxicology results have not come back. Associated Press ■ Continued from 1B 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ Union: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 14 - 18; Banks, Rabun, Towns and White Counties ■ Banks: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ Rabun: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ Towns: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ White: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 - 25; Habersham and Hall Counties ■ Habersham: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ Hall: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ Sept. 28 - Oct. 2; Habersham County ■ Habersham: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. More information regarding which immunizations are required for students to attend school can be found on the DPH website. Death Notices Juan Carlos Galvan Arellano Died August 17, 2020 Juan Carlos Galvan Arellano, of Cumming, died August 17th. Visitation will be held at McDonald and Son Funeral Home on Monday, August 24 from 5:00 - 9:00PM. The funeral service will be held at Church of the Good Shepherd on Tuesday, August 25th at 1:00PM. Graveside Service will be held at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens on Tuesday, August 25th. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, Cumming. Terri Quick Balgord Died August 14, 2020 Terri Quick Balgord, 62, of Dawsonville died Friday August 14th. Memorial service, Saturday, August 22nd, 4 o’clock, Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville. Masteen Bearden Died August 17, 2020 Masteen Bearden, 88, of Dahlonega, died Monday August 17th. Graveside Service will be Thursday August 20th at 11 a.m., New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA. Ruth Walker Stripland Carter Died August 19, 2020 Ruth Walker Stripland Carter, age 94, died August 19th. Visitation will be Saturday, August 22nd from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of service. Services will be held Sunday August 23rd at 2:00 p.m. in the Ingram Chapel. Interment to follow in Sawnee View Gardens. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Robert Cleghorne Died August 18, 2020 Robert “June” Cleghorne, age 74, of Colbert, died Tuesday Aug. 18th. Graveside services were held 2 PM Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at Colbert City Cemetery. The family will hold a private visitation. Arrangements by Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. Ruby Ward Cleveland Died August 19, 2020 Ruby Ward Cleveland, 87, of Clermont, died Wednesday, August 19th. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday August 22nd in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements by Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville. Grade Faye Grant Died August 19, 2020 Grade Faye Grant, 75, of Cumming, died August 19th. A memorial service will be held at Ingram Funeral Home, Saturday, August 22nd at 11:00 a.m. The family received friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of service. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Margaret Virginia Harris Died August 20, 2020 Margaret Virginia Harris, age 84, of Braselton, died Thursday, August 20th. Private Services will be held by the family at a later date. Arrangements by Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch. Dewitt Johnson Died August 18, 2020 Dewitt Johnson, age 69, of Suwanee, died Tuesday, August 18th. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 23rd at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday August 22 at the funeral home. Arrangements by Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Jane Abney Kimberl Died August 17, 2020 Jane Abney Kimberl, 71, of Hoschton, died Monday, August 17. A memorial service will be held at some time in the future when her friends and family can safely gather to celebrate her life. Arrangements by Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel, Buford. Jonathan B. Lawrence Died August 15, 2020 Jonathan B. Lawrence of Cumming, died Saturday August 15th. A memorial gathering will be held at Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming on Sunday August 22nd from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Jack Marion Leach Died August 19, 2020 Jack Marion Leach, 86 of Commerce, formerly of Lawrenceville, died August 19th. A funeral service was held on Friday, August 21st at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. Interment followed at Gwinnett Memorial Park in Lawrenceville. The family received friends from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., August 21 at the funeral home. Arrangements by Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Robert Edward Little August 15, 2020 Robert Edward Little, 65 of Monroe, died August 15th. Funeral services were held Thursday August 20th at 5:00 p.m. in the Little & Davenport Chapel. Private family burial was in Fairview Memorial Park in Stockbridge. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, Gainesville. Mary Katherine McCranie Died August 19, 2020 Mary Katherine McCranie, age 89, died Wednesday, August 19th. Graveside Services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, August 23rd at Memorial Park South Cemetery Arrangements by Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch. Randy Moore Died August 14, 2020 Randy Moore died August 14th. A Celebration of Life will be held at Peachtree Pointe Amphitheatre, Buford on Sunday, August 23rd at 3:00 p.m. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Bobbie Jean Stephens Moreno Died August 11, 2020 Bobbie Jean Stephens Moreno, age 48 of Gainesville, died August 11th. Memorial services were held Friday August 21st at 2pm, The Edge Church aka Rock Hill at 4115 Price Rd., Gainesville. Eugene Moley Oliver Died, August 15, 2020 Moley Oliver, 85, of Cleveland, died Saturday, August 15th. A funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18th, at W.R. Strickland & Sons Chapel, Clermont. Arrangements by W.R. Strickland & Sons Chapel, Clermont. Johnny Dennis Parr August 18, 2020 Johnny Dennis Parr, age 56 of Gillsville, died Tuesday, August 18th. The family will receive friends 5-8 PM Thursday, August 27th at Ivie Funeral Home. The family will be at the residence. Arrangements by Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. Mary Barrett Poole Died August 16, 2020 Mary Barrett Poole, age 77 of Lawrenceville, died Sunday, August 16th. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, August 22nd at Lawson Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow at Barrow Memorial Gardens, Winder. The family received friends 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, August 21, 2020 at the funeral home. Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton. Leroy Pruitt Died August 18, 2020 Leroy Pruitt, 87, of Buford, died Tuesday, August 18th. Funeral services were held Friday, August 21, at 11:00 a.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery The family received friends at the funeral home Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Larry Wayne Ravan Died August 20, 2020 Larry Wayne Ravan, age 74, of Lula, died Thursday, August 20th. Graveside services are scheduled for 3:00 P.M. Saturday, August 22nd at Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements by Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland. Nancy Lynn Ray Died August 16, 2020 Nancy Lynn Ray, 73 of Birmingham, Alabama formerly of Gainesville, died Sunday August 16th. Services are incomplete at this time. Arrangements by Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, Gainesville. William A. Robinson, Sr. Died August 16, 2020 William A. Robinson, Sr., age 88, died August 16th. The family held a viewing at 6pm followed by funeral service at 7pm at McDonald & Son in Cumming, on August 20th. A graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cameron, TX on August 24th at 11:00. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming. Betty JoAnne Higgins Stanford Died August 18, 2020 Betty JoAnne Higgins Stanford, 81, a life-long resident of Forsyth County, died Tuesday, August 18th. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Arthur Frank Valdez, II Died August 19, 2020 Arthur Frank Valdez, II age 51 of Gainesville, died Wednesday August 19th. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Tuesday August 25th at the Ward’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Alta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home. Arrangements by Ward’s Funeral Home, Gainesville. Rev. Vernon Winkler Died August 18, 2020 Rev. Vernon Winkler, age 84, of Cleveland, died Tuesday August 18th. Graveside services were held Thursday August 20th at 11:00 AM at Antioch Baptist Church. The family received friends from 9:30 - 10:30 AM Thursday August 20th at Barrett Funeral Home. Arrangements by Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland. NOTICE: NEW DEADLINES Death notices are printed free as a public service by The Times. More information can be provided in paid obituaries. The rate is $100 for the first 100 words in print, and $50 per additional 100 words (or any part thereof). 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