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Kenneth Mincey, who founded Gainesville-based Mincey Marble cast marble company, passed away at the age of 86 Friday.
“Kenneth Mincey was an innovator and the inspiration behind every success that we had,” said Doug Westmoreland, the company’s chief operating officer, in a press release on Mincey s passing. “His vision and leadership will be greatly missed here locally and throughout our industry.”
Mincey, along with his late wife JoAnn and sons Roger and Kevin, opened their cast marble business in 1977. Mincey Marble is now a national leader in manufacturing cast marble bathroom products for the commercial industry, with Mincey s daughter, Donna Mincey, as President and CEO.
Mincey Marble founder dies at 86 Kenneth Mincey
Kenneth Mincey, founder of Mincey Marble, has died at age 86.
Mincey started the company, which designs and makes cast marble products, with his wife and sons in 1977. Mincey began in the luxury residential market before later focusing on commercial bathroom products for hotels and the hospitality industry.
Mincey Marble started in a building off Browns Bridge Road in West Hall and later built a modern production facility on 80 acres in the Gainesville Business Park on New Harvest Road.
“Kenneth Mincey was an innovator and the inspiration behind every success that we had,” said Doug Westmoreland, the company’s chief operating officer. “His vision and leadership will be greatly missed here locally and throughout our industry.”