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Billy Lewis
Services lor Billy E. Lewis, 64.
ol' Warner Robins, were held Nov.
28 at the McCullough Funeral
Home, with burial following in
Parkway Memorial Gardens.
Born in Chester, Mr. Lewis was
an Air Force veteran and was in
the civil service, working at
Robins Air Force Base.
Survivors include his wife,
Lois Lewis; his children, Kathy
Clark of Griffin and Linda Terrell
of Centerville; his sister. Ha/el
Watson of Perry, and three grand
children.
M.F. McCormick, Jr.
Graveside funeral services for
M.F. McCormick. Jr.. 88, of 3200
US. 3415., Rt. I, Hayneville,
were held Nov. 28. in the Perry
Memorial Gardens. The Rev.
Winfred Huff and the Rev. David
Fisher officiated.
Mr. McCormick died on Nov.
24. 1998 at the Peach Belt Health
Care Center in Warner Robins. He
was a Dooly County native and
former owner of McCormick’s
Grocery Store in Hayneville. He
was a Mason and a member of the
First Baptist Church of
Hayneville.
Survivors include his wife,
Mildred Scago McCormick of
Commissioners considering new 911 computer system
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times-Jownai Staw
The Houston County
Commissioners arc considering a
new $191,174.00 “computer
assisted dispatch” records man
agement system for use county
wide in conjunction with the
existing 911 service.
The cost, if the service is
approved by all three cities as well
as the county government, would
he prorated, with the City of
Warner Robins paying 30 percent.
Angel Worthy sentenced to 20 years for
for shooting her paralyzed boyfriend
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On Sept. 28. 1995, Angel
Worthy, 31, was charged with
shooting her former boyfriend,
Darrie Rumph, during a verbal
argument that occurred in
September of 1995.
Rumph suffered a gunshot
wound to the throat during the
argument that resulted in hipi
being paralyzed from the neck
down.
Witnesses who testified during
the recent trial indicated there was
a verbal disagreement between
Rumph and Worthy that quickly
escalated into a violent shooting
when Worthy stood approximate
ly two to three feet away from
Rumph, produced a Bryco .380
caliber handgun and shot Rumph
in the throat. Rumph was
unarmed
On Oct. 23. 1998. after
approximately on hour and 45
minutes of deliberation, a
Houston County Superior Court
jury returned a guilty verdict on
one count of aggravated battery,
the sole count in the indictment.
Judge L. A. McConnell Jr.
presided during the trial and, after
the verdict was reached, delayed
the immediate sentencing of
Worthy on the aggravated battery
conviction pending a pre-sentenc
ing investigation.
A prc-scntencing investigation
was completed Nov. 2, and a sen
tence of 20 years to served was
recommended to the judge by the
Probation Office.
During the hearing the State
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Hayneville. two daughter. Jeanette
Carignan of Westfield. Mass., and
Laura Frances Smith of Tucson.
Ariz.. a sister. Laura Frances
Smith of Fort Wayne. Ind., six
grandchildren and six great grand
children.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home
had charge of arrangements.
George Davis Redmond
Funeral services for George
Davis Redmond, 63, of 214
Willingham Drive, Bonaire, wiil
be held at 10 a.m., Dec. 2, at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in Perry.
Mr. Redmond died on Nov. 29
at the Medical Center of Central
Georgia in Macon. A Perry native,
he was an army veteran of the
Korean Conflict and a retired pro
duction foreman for the 3M corp.
He lived in Point Pleasant. N.J.
before returning to live in Perry
six years ago.
Survivors include his children,
Tim Redmond and Elizabeth
Redmond, both of Point Pleasant;
sisters. Betty Farmer of Bonaire
and Cherry Tootle of Uvalda;
brothers, Bobby W. Redmond of
Satsuma. Alabama; Jimmy
Redmond of Jersey. Georgia, and
Danny Redmond of Perry.
Watson Hunt Funeral Home
has charge of arrangements.
the county paying 61.3 percent,
the City of Centerville paying 2.2
percent, and the City of Perry pay
ing 6.5 percent, or $12,426.
The 911 improvements were
discussed at the Dec. 1 County
Commission meeting, but will not
be voted on until the second meet
ing this month. According to
Commission Chairman J. Sherrill
Stafford, the project has strong
backing from the Sheriff’s Office
and the county fire department
and has already been approved by
called two witnesses, Darrie
Rumph, and his fiancee. Martha
Thomas.
Rumph expressed to the court
his desire to sec Worth sentenced
to the maximum amount of prison
time allowed by law for aggravat
ed battery.
Rumph also expressed to the
Judge how much his life has dras
tically changed as a result of the
shooting as he will now be
restricted to a wheelchair for the
rest of his life.
Rumph staled that Worthy
should also have to suffer restric
tions on her life and take responsi
bility for her actions for shooting
him and causing him to be para
lyzed and confined to a wheel
chair.
Thomas told the court about
the day-to-day duties she has with
regards to taking care of Rumph
and how the shooting has affected
his relationship with his children.
The defense presented 13 wit
nesses during the sentencing hear
ing. All of the defense witnesses
requested that the Court have
mercy on Worthy and allow her to
serve a probated sentence on the
aggravated battery charge so she
would not have to be away from
her children
The defendant also requested
mercy from the Court and asked
for a probated sentence.
After hearing from all of the
witnesses, McConnell sentenced
the Defendant to 20 years to
serve, 15 years of that sentence in
the state penitentiary.
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Georgia FFA team meats with Mike Van Ess, an official with the Oscar Meyer Foods Corp.
Georgia FFA team led by Perryan in national
FFA career development event on meats
Special to the Timks-Jocknal
Members of the Georgia stale
FFA meats and technology and
evaluation team met with the
sponsor Mike Van Ess, Director
Procurement, Oscar Mayer
Foods Corp., of Madison, Wis.
The team was one of 38 partici
pating in the National FFA Meals
Technology and Evaluation
Career Development Event at the
the City of Warner Robins
Commissioner Gail Robinson
said the improved computer sys
tem would have several advan
tages. One is that it will improve
management of firefighting
records and make mandatory
reporting on fires more accurate
The proposed system also has
the potential to include a county
wide mapping system and a loca
tor for all public safety vehicles.
Robinson said.
In other business at their first
Worthy first claimed during her
trial that the entire shooting was
an accident and then later testified
that a pattern of domestic violence
between Rumph and Worthy
caused her to shoot Dame Rumph
in self-defense.
Eyewitness testimony indicat
ed that there was no physical
struggle taking place at the time of
the shooting and that Worthy shot
Rumph at point-hlank range over
a verbal dispute.
There was also no evidence
presented at trial of a pattern of
domestic violence between
Rumph and Worthy.
Detective Scott McSwain, the
lead investigator in the case, ques
tioned Worthy after the shooting
and testified 'hat she never indi
cated at anytime during the inter
view that Rumph had been physi
cally abusive to her during their
approximately six-year courtship
Worthy told officers at the
scene in 1995 that she "shot the
gun once and it did not go off. so
she jacked another one in and shot
his a**." referring to Rumph.
These inconsistent theories and
her incriminating statement at the
crime scene indicated that the
shooting was purposeful and
sealed a conviction for the State.
Daphne Walker, the Assistant
District Attorney who presented
the case, said of the verdict and
the sentence that, "Mr. Rumph has
waited more than three years for
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71st National FFA Convention in
Kansas City. Mo.
Members ot the team were
Dewaync Heard, Randy
Whiddon. Ross Yasin. and John
Hutchens. The team was accom
panied by their advisor/coach,
Argene Claxton. of Perry. The
team placed 15th out of the 38
competitors.
The National Meats
meeting of December the
Commissioners
V Heard an update on the
progress of plans for anew Stale
Patrol headquarters in Perry
Commissioner Tom McMichacl
said that he anticipated being able
to advertise for construction bids
in January He said that ihe archi
tects. Tyler & Associates, would
be meeting soon with the
Commissioners and representa
tives of the Georgia Agriccnlcr to
review designs for the building.
justice to be served in this case
and justice was finally served
today. Knowing that Angel
Worthy will finally have to take
responsibility for that the shoot
ing that paralyzed Mr Rumph is
just the type of justice he has
been waiting for these past few
vears.”
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girls from seven to 14 years of
age only. Because “Annie" is a
musical, those who come for the
audition should be prepared to
sing. According to a spokesman
for Perry Players, those trying out
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