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LOCAL The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Midweek Edition-October 28-29, 2020 7A Joyce Kathleen King Adams Died October 24, 2020 Joyce Kathleen King Adams, 81 of Clarkes- ville, died on Saturday, October 24th. Funeral services were scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 27th at Hillside Memorial Chapel. In terment followed in the Oakey Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Arrange ments by Hillside Memo rial Chapel, Clarkesville. Stacy Kay Black Died October 24, 2020 Stacy Kay Black, 53, of Gainesville, died on Saturday, October 24th. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 29th at the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel. Inurnment will follow in the Yonah Memorial Gar dens. The family will re ceive friends from 10:00 am until 10:45 am, on Thursday, October 29th. Arrangements by the Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, North Cha pel, Demorest. Ramon Olvera Cano Died October 25, 2020 Ramon Olvera Cano 83, of Cumming, died Sunday, October 25th. Visitation will be on Sat urday, October 31st from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Fu neral services will be in the chapel of McDonald and Son Funeral Home on Saturday, October 31st at 12:00pm. Burial will follow at Sawnee View Gardens. Arrange ments by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, Cum ming. Janice A. Cleary Died October 23, 2020 Janice A. Cleary, 67, of Sugar Hill, died on Fri day, October 23rd. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, October 28th at 1:00 p.m. at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Flowery Branch. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, Buford. Ar rangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Cre matory, Buford. Maria Magdalena Cox Died October 23rd, 2020 Maria Magdalena Cox, 87, of Cumming, died on Friday, October 23rd. A celebration of life service will be held on a later date. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Fu neral Home, Cumming. James Michael Davis Died October 24, 2020 James Michael Davis, age 71, of Buford, died Saturday, October 24th. A Baha’i graveside ser vice was held, Tuesday, October 27th at 2:00 p.m. at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family received friends on Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Ar rangements by Flanigan Funeral Home and Cre matory, Buford. Freida Ash Ewing Died October 24, 2020 Freida “Chi Chi” Ash Ew ing, age 70 of Cleveland, died Saturday, October 24th. A private memo rial service will be held at a later date. Arrange ments by Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland. Viola Nell Fahey Died October 22, 2020 Viola Nell Fahey, 72, of Flowery Branch died Thursday, October 22nd. Memorial Services were at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 25th at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Ar rangements by Memo rial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch. Dorothy Riley Fields Died October 22, 2020 Dorothy Riley Fields, 84 of Gainesville, died Thursday October 22nd. Arrangements by Wim berly Funeral Home, Gainesville. Hazel Christine Fowler Died October 24, 2020 Hazel Christine Fowler, age 68, of Pendergrass, died Saturday, October 24th. A Funeral Service will be held on 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 28th, from Revival Bap tist Church with burial following in the Church Cemetery. The family re ceived friends from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M on Tuesday, October 27th at Evans Funeral Home. Arrange ments by Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson. Terry Lee Hendrix Died October 26, 2020 Terry Lee Hendrix, age 65 of Mt. Airy, died Monday, October 26th. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 30th at Bethel Temple Church. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7: 00 p.m. Thursday Oc tober 29th at the funeral home. Arrangements by Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, North Cha pel, Demorest. Danny Allen Ives Died October 24, 2020 Danny Allen Ives, age 67, of Cumming, died Saturday, October 24th. Memorial service will be held Thursday, October 29th at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Ingram Fu neral Home in Cumming. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 12 noon until the hour of service. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Kenneth Labbe Died October 23, 2020 Kenneth (Ken) Labbe, 79, of McDonough, died October 23rd. Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Friday, October 30th, followed by the funeral service in the chapel beginning at 3:00 PM at the Ingram Funeral Home, Cum ming. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Gary Eugene Lilly Died on October 18, 2020 Gary Eugene Lilly, 70, of Cornelia died on Sun day, October 18th. Per Mr. Lilly’s wishes, he will be cremated with no services at this time. Arrangements by the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Cha pel, Baldwin. Richard Jasper Miller Died October 26, 2020 Richard Jasper Miller, 80, of Lula, died Monday, October 26th. Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 31st at Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Arrangements by Memo rial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville. Barbara Juanita Williams Moore Died October 23, 2020 Barbara Juanita Williams Moore, 90 of Gaines ville died on Friday October 23rd. Funeral services are Wednesday Oct. 28th at 2:00 p.m. Poplar Springs Baptist Church. Interment in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will receive friends at Poplar Springs from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour. Arrangements by Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, Gaines ville. John Fitzgerald Rucker Died October 23, 2020 John Fitzgerald “Ken” Rucker, died Friday, October 23rd. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am Saturday, October 31st at Memo rial Park North Riverside Chapel. The family will receive friends from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Friday, October 30th at the funeral home. Ar rangements by Memo rial Park Funeral Home North Riverside Chapel, Gainesville. Christopher Winfred Seaborn Died October 22, 2020 Christopher “Chris” Winfred Seaborn, 95, of Dawsonville died Thursday October 22nd. Graveside services were Sunday, October 25th at 3:00pm, Greenlawn Cemetery, Roswell. Ar rangements by Bearden Funeral Home, Dawson ville. Patrick Stroup Died October 23, 2020 Patrick “Pat” Stroup, 66, of Buford, died on Friday, October 23rd. A graveside service was held on Tuesday, Octo ber 27th at 2:00 p.m. at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery in Ste phens. Arrangements by Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Gregory Brian Turner Died October 25, 2020 Gregory Brian Turner, 33, of Cumming, died Sunday, October 25th. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crema tory, Cumming. Dauan Dale Ward Died October 16, 2020 Dauan Dale Ward, 43 of Gainesville, died Friday October 16th. Arrange ments by Wimberly Fu neral Home, Gainesville. Richard Wesley Whitener, Sr. Died October 23, 2020 Richard Wesley Whiten er, Sr., 77, of Nicholson, died on Friday, October 23, 2020. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Com merce, where a service in his honor was held Tuesday, October 27th at 2:00 pm. Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Inc., Jefferson. NOTICE: NEW DEAD LINES Death notices are printed free as a public service by The Times. More information can be provided in paid obituar ies. The rate is $100 for the first 100 words in print, and $50 per ad ditional 100 words (or any part thereof). This includes an online notice where friends and fami lies can post condolences for 30 days. Deadline for publication is as follows: To run Wednesday, submit by 3 p.m. Monday. To run Sat urday, submit by 3 p.m. Thursday. Death notices and obituaries are ac cepted only from funeral homes. They should be emailed to obits@ gainesvilletimes.com. We no longer accept death notices or obituaries by fax. All submissions will appear in The Times and online at gainesville- times.com. For addition al information regarding obituaries or death no tices please email obits@ gainesvilletimes.com, or call 770-718-3419. Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield tours the new West Hall High School manufacturing lab Monday, Oct. 26, as school board members visit the new shop. SCOTT ROGERS The Times West Hall High School manufacturing program drawing huge interest BY JEFF GILL jgill@gainesvilletimes.com Scott Reed doesn’t give homework, but his students in West Hall High School’s new manufacturing lab are craving it anyway. “If they want to do something that bad, as a teacher, you got to reach out to them,” he said. The student excitement surrounds the new $1 million lab, with its 3-D printers and other equipment that moves students from the drafting table to hands-on, real-world manufacturing experiences. “Eighty percent of my kids want to get out here and put their hands on some thing,” Reed said during a tour of the lab Monday, Oct. 26. “They just want to work. They’ll draw it, they’ll measure it and they’ll bust their tail to make sure they got it right.” He said that instead of giving homework, he urges students: “Tell your parents what you’re doing in my class... talk to them and show them what you’re doing, get your family involved with it.” The program began this school year, as much as possible under COVID-19 precau tions, such as mask wearing and social dis tance, with about 100 students. Students are learning “Foundations of Manufacturing & Materials Science” in the first year of a three-year curriculum. The second year will be “Robotics & Auto mated Systems,” with robotic equipment expected to arrive at the school in Febru ary, and “Production Enterprises” in the third year. Many students will wind up in the work place and/or furthering their education at a technical school. The program had its start in trying to determine what to do with some available space at the campus at 5500 McEver Road. “We had room to start one more pro gram here,” principal Ley Hathcock said. Several hands-on options were con sidered, including welding and auto mechanics, when officials settled on manu facturing. When companies were queried about the effort, they said they wanted workers with communication skills but also “some kind of inkling of how manu facturing really works,” the principal said. “This will give kids practical experience they can take straight into the workplace,” said Craig Herrington, Hall County Board of Education chairman. “The technology that the manufacturing industry uses now Is way above what the average student would get... and all the manufacturers are needing people with those skills. ” Companies are demanding workers even through the pandemic, but there was a real workers shortage before the virus hit. Tim Evans, vice president of economic development for the Greater Hall Cham ber of Commerce, said in September 2019 that the number of jobs had grown faster than the number of people entering the workforce, with much of the growth in health care, advanced manufacturing, logistics, construction and services. The unemployment rate was 2.9 % at the time. With businesses shutting down ear lier this year, it jumped as high as 10.7% in April. With the economy rebounding, the rate had fallen to 4% in September. With manufacturing making up 30% of Hall’s workers, Greg Vitek, partner at Workforce Strategies Group LLC said West Hall’s program is much needed. “With a teacher like this and technology like this, we’ll generate what industry is looking for,” he said. NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE BUSINESS TODAY! GO TO GAINESVILLETIMES.COM/ BESTOFHALL TO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE BUSINESS. NOMINATIONS WILL BE OPEN FROM OCTOBER 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! VOTING STARTS NOVEMBER Would your Business like more * information about the contest? Email « marketing@gqihesvilletimes.com &ht £fmcs gainesvilletimes.com
