September 24 , 2020 The Beacon • 9

Celesta Francis ( Lauvray ) Hamilton , 100 , passed away peacefully on Saturday , Sept . 12 , 2020 , at Altercare Coshocton .

She was born on July 4 , 1920 to the late Martin and Lezetta ( Sarbaugh ) Lauvray in Muskingum County . She married Gerald Hamilton on Oct . 10 , 1942 . He preceded her in death on Nov . 1 , 2002 .

She will be greatly missed by her sons , Dale ( Mary ) Hamilton and Steve ( Linda ) Hamilton ; six grandchildren , Kasey ( Gina ) Brown , Tammy ( Michael ) Whiteus , Jim ( Amy ) Hamilton , Kristi ( Sam ) White , Jerry Hamilton and Michael ( Jaime ) Hunt ; two step-grandchildren ,

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Celesta Francis ( Lauvray ) Hamilton

Rick ( Barb ) Hunt and Rose ( Darrell ) Casteel ; 10 great-grandchildren , Miranda & Kameron Brown , Brianna ( Joey ) Hart , Jacob Whiteus , Ayres Hamilton , Hunter , Fischer & Morgan White and Evan & Owen Hunt ; two step-great-grandchildren , Seth ( Mackenzie ) & Kyle Bergeron ; and two great-greatgrandsons , Noah & Jace Hart .

In addition to her parents and husband , she was preceded in death by her daughter , Barbara ; brothers , Martin , John , Clarence , George & Francis and sisters , Viola and Margaret .

Graveside services were held at Memory Gardens on Tuesday , Sept . 15 , 2020 at 1:30 p . m . with Pastor Dairel Kaiser officiating .

The Free Funeral Home in Coshocton is handling the arrangements .

Memorials may be made to Community Hospice , 716 Commercial Avenue SW , New Philadelphia , OH 44663 .

Central Ohio Technical College is adapting to meet the current needs of students by offering a selection of accelerated-format ( eight weeks versus 15 weeks ) general education courses during the second term of autumn semester .

All courses will be taught remotely , offering peace of mind during the coronavirus pandemic . Also , the courses offered can count toward an associate degree at COTC or transfer to any public college or university in the state of Ohio , offering students another flexible option to pursue a degree during the pandemic .

For students who want to fast-track their career by earning a technical degree at COTC but were unable to begin in August ,

second-term classes are a great opportunity to get started now on a degree path . At COTC , students also can stay at home this autumn and take many of the freshman and sophomore courses found at fouryear universities for a fraction of the cost .

Second-term courses will begin Monday , Oct . 19 . The application for admission is due Monday , Oct . 12 , and students must be registered by Oct . 19 . These courses are financial aid eligible for students enrolled in a degree pathway at COTC . To be considered for financial aid , students must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at www . studentaid . ed . gov . Coshocton County residents may be eligible for free tuition

through COTC ’ s Coshocton Promise . Learn more at go . cotc . edu / promise .

Learn more about how COTC can jumpstart your career or help you on the way to your bachelor ’ s degree at www . cotc . edu / admissions . To speak with an admissions counselor , email cotcadmissions @ mail . cotc . edu or call any of COTC ’ s four campus locations : Newark at 740- 366-9222 , Coshocton at 740-622-1408 , Knox at 740-392-2526 and Pataskala at 740-755-7090 .

Second-term courses include PHIL-100 Critical Thinking , ENGL-112 Composition I , SOC-110 Cultural Diversity , MATH- 130 Statistics and PSY-100 Intro to Psychology .

We are dedicated to advancing pulmonology care locally for our community .

Coshocton Regional Medical Center