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♦ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2006
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Shot Briefs
Man sentenced In
shooting ol deputy
CORDELE (AP) - A Crisp
County man who plead
ed guilty to shooting and
wounding a sheriff’s deputy
has been sentenced to 63
years in prison.
Superior Court Judge
Robert W. Chasteen imposed
the maximum possible pen
alty Wednesday on Ben
Davis Westbrook 111, 33, of
Cordele. Westbrook pleaded
guilty in August to nine
charges stemming from the
Feb. 4 shooting.
Crisp County Sheriffs
Deputy Steven Rankin was
shot in the face at close range
after stopping Westbrook.
Authorities say after the
shooting, Westbrook tried
to shoot again, but his gun
malfunctioned.
During a sentencing hear
ing, Rankin testified that a
bullet remains lodged in his
neck, and he still faces mul
tiple surgeries.
He is under the care of
a psychologist and psychia
trist and has trouble sleep
ing at night.
Westbrook’s public
defender asked the court for
mercy.
In handing down the
sentence, Chasteen said,
“It’s clear to the court that
your full intention was to
kill Deputy Rankin and it’s
only by the grace of God you
didn’t do that.”
Ga. delegation split
over federal ID bUI
WASHINGTON (AP)
- Georgia lawmakers split
Wednesday as the House
passed a bill similar to a
contested Georgia state law
that would require voters
to show photo identification
before casting ballots.
Rep. Jim Marshall ofMacon
was the only Democrat in
the state’s 13-member del
egation to support the mea
sure, which goes a step fur-
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ther than the Georgia law
by ultimately requiring that
voters show proof of citizen
ship.
Marshall, a conserva
tive Democrat in a tough
campaign to keep his seat,
said he thought the mea
sure struck the right bal
ance between discouraging
citizens from casting ballots
and preventing non-citizens
from voting.
All seven of the state’s
Republican members backed
the bill, which passed 228-
196 with mostly Republican
support.
Georgia’s voter identifi
cation law has repeatedly
been blocked in court, most
recently on Tuesday, when
a state Superior Court judge
ruled that the law unconsti
tutionally restricted ballot
access.
GOP leaders who backed
the federal measure and the
Georgia law argue that the
restrictions would clamp
down on fraud at the polls.
“A tamper-proof photo ID
is the only practical way to
prevent the mass input of
fraudulent votes into our
system,” said Rep. Charlie
Norwood, R-Augusta.
The federal bill would
require everyone to present
a photo identification before
voting in federal elections
by 2008..
By 2010 voters would have
to have identifications certi
fying they were citizens. In
response to criticism that
this would be a burden for
the poor, the bill stipulates
that states must provide the
identification cards free of
charge to those who can’t
afford them.
The Georgia case is expect
ed to go to the state Supreme
Court before the Nov. 7 gen
eral election.
Gwinnett man
accused of bigamy
NORCROSS (AP) - A
Gwinnett County man is
accused of marrying six
women from African coun
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tries so they could stay in
the country legally.
Alvin Murdock, 38, was
arrested Monday and
charged with five counts of
bigamy, all felony offenses.
He also faces a misdemeanor
charge of possession of mari
juana.
Gwinnett County Police
Department spokesman
Cpl. Darren Moloney said
Murdock remained in jail
Wednesday on $7,200 bond.
Moloney said police
received a tip from a Superior
Court judge and investiga
tors paid a visit to Murdock,
and said they found proof
of multiple marriage certifi
cates.
“Based on statements he
made to officers, he was
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marrying them so that they
could become U.S. citizens,”
Moloney said.
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Obituaries
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WARNER ROBINS - Thomas E. “Ed” Williamson, Sr.,
88, passed away Wednesday. Graveside services will be held
at 3 p.m. today in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Memorial
donations may be made to Heart of Georgia Hospice 103
Westridge Drive Warner Robins, GA 31088. Go to www.
mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for the family.
McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
LOUISE CHRISTINE VANCE
PERRY - Louise Christine Vance, 92, passed away
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in Viera, Florida. Funeral
services will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday September 23 at
Watson-Hunt Chapel, with a graveside service following at
Perry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7-8:30
PM, Friday, September 22, 2006 at the funeral home.
Louise was the daughter of the late Martha Lou Ida
Hogan Howard and Aaron McCurry Howard and the wife of
the late Kenson Reeves Vance Sr. She was bom in Atlanta,
Georgia on October 5, 1913, along with her twin brother
Ralph Eugene Howard.
She is survived by her loving family which include her
children, Kenson R. Vance. Jr. and wife Wanda of West
Lake, Texas, Jean Vance of Viera, Florida, Michael Vance
and wife Connie of Pensacola, Florida, and Don Vance of
Viera, Florida; grandchildren Jana Mueller and husband
Frank, Paige Hering and husband Jay, Kenson R. Vance,
111 and wife Brenda, William E. Whitlock IV and wife Aimee,
Suzanne Greenman; great grandchildren Jacob and Bria
Mueller; Taylor, Jacob and Reese Hering, Kehson R. Vance
TV Madison, Christian, and Shaelen Whitlock; brother
Ralph Howard and wife Mary Jane. Louise raised her family
in Perry Georgia where she lived for over 50 years.
She was a member of the Perry First Baptist Church. She
enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family. She
was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother,
sister, and friend. She loved children and played a strong
role in helping raise her grandchildren and leading them in
the right direction. She had a strong relationship with the
Lord Jesus Christ and instilled her beliefs in her family. She
is loved and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com.
ROBERT L. GRUBBS. SR.
WARNER ROBINS - Robert L. Grubbs, Sr., 81, passed
away on Wednesday, September 20,2006. Visitation was held
Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McCullough
Funeral Home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday,
September 22, 2006 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral
Home with interment following in Parkway Memorial
Gardens. Memorials may be given to Central Baptist
Church Joy in the Journey 1120 Lake Joy Road Warner
Robins, GA 31088.
Mr. Grubbs was born on April 30, 1925 in Lavonia,
Georgia. He served in the United States Army during World
War 11. Robert graduated in 1952 from the Georgia Institute
of Technology with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He
retired from Civil Service at Robins Air Force Base in
1985. His family will fondly remember him as a wonderful
husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to
many. He was a member of Alavaton Baptist Church, but
he was under the watch care of Central Baptist Church for
many years. His wife of forty-five years, Ruth Nix Grubbs,
and his parents, Richard L. Grubbs and Sara Rosa Haynie
Grubbs, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include his children, Robert L. Grubbs, Jr.
(Julie), Roberta; Charles R. Grubbs (Cheryl), Warner Robins;
Elizabeth R. Richardson (Lowell), Stockbridge; Ramona
N. Grubbs, Warner Robins; Rachel G. Dugger (Lynn),
Milledgeville; grandchildren, Daniel M. Richardson, Abigail
Dugger, Grayson Dugger; brothers, Lonnie Grubbs, Gay;
James Grubbs, Liberty, MO; Kenneth Grubbs, Palmetto;
and several loving nieces and nephews.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry
for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements
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