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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.
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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.
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