8A HERALD-SUN WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 2022 North Carolina Catherine Schulte Stevens, of NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Au- gust 27, 2022. Cay was born on June 30, 1948 in Wilm- ington, NC to the late Capt. Raymond F. Schulte and Catherine Bourke Schulte. Cay was preceded in death by her husband, James Thad- deus Stevens.
She leaves behind her three daughters, Jennifer, Rebecca and Jamie; 4 grandchildren, James Finn- ley, Jett, Josephine and Vera; three sisters, Barbara, Patty, and Mary; and one nephew, Joshua. Cay taught at Estes Hills Elementary for over 20 years and led countless summer camp programs. Cay was always working on paintings and art projects, volunteering at schools, helping with 4-H, teaching horseback riding lessons, or taking care of the horses in her free time. A celebration of life will be held in the fall. Donations in honor may be sent to Blind Spot Animal Sanc- tuary in Rougemont, NC.
Catherine Stevens June 30, 1948 August 27, 2022 Roxboro, North Carolina Anna Frances Gates Westmoreland, age 78, died on Sunday, August 28, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born in Person County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Stephen Gates and Annie Leigh Clayton Gates. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John Mabry West- moreland. Mrs. Westmoreland was a member of Long Memori- al United Methodist Church where she served on numer- ous committees.
She served as a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts which set the foun- dation for her three sons be- coming Eagle Scouts. Mrs. Westmoreland was also a member of the Roxboro Club. She was a Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League and also loved playing Mahjong. Surviving are four sons: Bryan Westmoreland and wife, Electra of Roxboro, NC, Scott Westmoreland and wife, Neva of Charlotte, NC and Michael Westmoreland and wife, Claire of Houston, TX, Keith Hight and wife, Janet of Little Elm, TX, eight grandchildren: Baker West- moreland, Cooper Westmo- reland, Katie Westmoreland, Gates Westmoreland, Mary Claire Westmoreland, Lyla Westmoreland, Hayes West- moreland, and Kyle Hight.
The family will receive friends PM Friday, September 2, 2022 at Brooks White Funeral Home and other times at her home. The funeral service will be 11AM Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Long Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ed Priestaf of- Burial will follow in the Burchwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Long Memorial Unit- ed Methodist Church En- dowment Fund, P.O. Box 310, Roxboro NC 27573 and Animal Protection Society of Person County, P.O.
Box 291, Roxboro NC 27573. Condolences may be made to www.brooksandwhite. com. Anna Frances Gates Westmoreland December 12, 1943 August 28, 2022 Carter, Barbara, 77 Beaufort Aug 26 Noe Funeral Service Inc. Cathey, Theresa Lynette, 74 Raleigh Aug 26 Cremation Society of The Carolinas Davis, Malinda, 72 Durham Aug 26 American Cremation Funeral Service Dearman, Jesse, 78 Morehead City Aug 26 Noe-Brooks Funeral Home Morehead City Gore, Cristy, 51 Newport Aug 27 Noe-Brooks Funeral Home Morehead City Hancock, Robert, 85 Harkers Island Aug 28 Noe Funeral Service Inc.
Beaufort Hines, Morris, 57 Newport Aug 28 Noe-Brooks Funeral Home Morehead City Hooper, Rev. Jerry Lee, 86 Durham Aug 25 Clements Funeral Cremation, Durham Howell, Katie, 88 Durham Aug 28 Holloway Memorial Funeral Home Jenkins, Quinlon Ashad, 21 Durham Aug 21 Scarborough Hargett Celebration of Life Machado, Gency, 40 Durham Aug 28 Holloway Memorial Funeral Home Stevens, Catherine, 74 Aug 27 Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home Westmoreland, Anna Frances, 78 Roxboro Aug 28 Brooks White Funeral OBITUARY INDEX Bold listings indicate expanded obituaries View and place obituaries at newsobserver.com Contact our obituary staff at 919-829-4545 or NAME, AGE CITY DEATH ARRANGEMENTS Obituaries Share Your Condolences, Thoughts Memories Online legacy.com/obituaries/heraldsun Sign the guest book and post your personal message for obituaries listed in paper, and from the past year. Find the online obituaries listing and a link to the guest book at: Sign an online Guest Book at www.heraldsun.com Express your condolences and share fond memories. Online Guest Books LEGACY.COM IS THE LEADER IN ONLINE OBITUARIES, PARTNERING WITH OVER 700 NEWSPAPERS WORLDWIDE. WASHINGTON Look out, warn the Re- publicans.
The Internal Revenue Service is about to unleash an army of agents eager to audit you and cost you a lot of money and aggravation. But there is no such army about to mobilize. And unlikely to cost most people extra money. what to expect: There will be greater IRS enforcement of tax laws, and more personnel, but the buildup will take years and not clear how many employees will be involved. The new Democratic- authored tax law not contain any detailed instructions as to how the money would be used by enforcement, taxpayer services, etc.
It certainly does not say how many employees should be hired, or what those em- ployees would said Janet Holtzblatt, senior fellow at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Conservatives say other- wise. adding 87,000 new IRS agents larger than the entire population of Flint, Michigan to collect $200 billion of new taxes mostly from middle class families and shopkeepers who have the resources to contest expensive said Rep. Tom McClIn- tock, R-Calif. Democrats want to spend billion of your money to hire an army of 87,000 new IRS charged House Repub- lican Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The furor stems from the Inflation Reduction Act that President Joe Biden signed into law Aug. 16. It included $80 billion over the next 10 years to help the IRS, which has been struggling not only to enforce tax laws but pro- vide efficient customer service. IRS officials insist nothing for law- abiding taxpayers to worry about. resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small business or mid- dle-income Americans.
The investment of these important resources is designed to support hon- est, compliant IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said Thursday in an op-ed for Yahoo! Money. Here are some of the key questions Republicans are raising, and some answers: IRS hire 87,000 new agents to enforce tax laws? right away, and in the future, not clear just how many new agents would be hired or used to help enforce laws. Trea- sury Secretary Janet Yellen has told the IRS to report in six months how it will use its funds. As evidence supporting the 87,000 figure, office point- ed to ican Family Plan Tax Compliance 2021 blueprint for mod- ernizing the IRS. On page 16, it seeks $80 billion that would be used for new special- ized enforcement staff, modernizing antiquated information technology, and investing in meaning- ful taxpayer The report says that by 2031, that would mean 86,582 positions.
Holtzblatt noted that report does not con- tain details to explain how they derived their esti- mate that they would hire nearly 87,000 new em- ployees by the end of the IRS media offi- cials would not comment. Based on in the report, Holtzblatt said, think very fair to say that they did not intend to hire 87,000 agents. But we know how many of each type of employee they would hire. Or, for that matter, whether they actually could find that many new employees to Democrats protest that any claim of 87,000 is wildly exaggerated. The figure is hires, not new hires, and includes enforcement, customer service, and technology said Ashley Schapitl, spokes- woman for the tax-writing Senate Finance Commit- tee, which is controlled by Democrats.
She explained that the IRS has an older work- force than nearly every other federal agency, and expects to lose thousands of employees over the next decade. large part of the she said, keeping up with attri- the IRS collect more than $200 billion in new taxes? nonpartisan Con- gressional Budget Office had projected earlier this month that the IRS initia- tives would result in billion increase in revenue over 10 years, so McClintock was correct when he made his state- ment August 12. Thursday, CBO revised its estimate to $180 bil- lion. It said that changes in the law since its first report would slow the hiring process, causing some delay in stepping up enforcement. The law, CBO said, would mean the IRS ex- pects to new person- nel more slowly and could make hiring experienced candidates more diffi- CHIP SOMODEVILLA TNS The Internal Revenue Service is getting an infusion of resources under the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act.
FACT CHECK Will middle-class taxpayers face of IRS agents? BY DAVID LIGHTMAN McClatchy Washington Bureau JOHNSTONCOUNTY A Johnston Countyman who taught Sunday school has been found guilty of rape and other sexual crimes, the district attor- office said Tuesday. Jonathan David Young, 38, was convicted Monday of rape, sex offense and taking indecent liberties with children. The charges involved three children and took place from 2003 to 2014, according to a news release from Assistant District Attorney Paul Jackson. Young was sentenced to a minimum of 87 years and a maximum of 109 years in prison, according to the release. hearts go out to the brave survivors who had the courage to disclose and testify in this Jack- son stated.
in our community owes them a debt of gratitude. Their courage in the face of such harsh judgment and scru- tiny was When the incidents occurred, the youngest victim was 5 years old and the oldest was 14, Jackson told The News Many of the offenses happened at Firstborn Bap- tist Church in Benson where Young served as a Sunday school teacher for several years, the release stated. The trial lasted two weeks and the jury heard from two additional wit- nesses who were sexually abused by Young when they were young, accord- ing to the release. Young was first arrested for the crimes in July 2018, according to a report by ABC11, The media partner. Former NC Sunday school teacher gets up to 109 years in prison for rape of children BY KRISTEN JOHNSON BAGHDAD Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to withdraw from the streets Tuesday, restoring a measure of calm after a serious escalation of the political crisis.
Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears instability might spread throughout the country and even the region, cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, 48, told his sup- porters to leave the gov- ernment quarter where they had rallied. Within minutes, some could be seen heeding the call, dismantling their tents and walking out of the area known as the Green Zone. The supporters packed up their belong- ings and trucks ferried away bundled up mat- tresses. Mounds of trash littered thoroughfares and the steps leading up to parliament building. A portrait of al-Sadr wav- ing was placed against a tree as his followers rolled up carpets, tea glasses and the remnants of their four-week sit-in.
military also an- nounced the lifting of a nationwide curfew, further raising hopes that the immediate crisis was eb- bing, though the larger political crisis remained unresolved. move to de-escalate ten- sions raised questions of how issues such as the dissolution of parliament and the holding of early elections will be handled between rival groups. Protesters supporting rivals also with- drew from their demon- stration outside the gov- ernment zone. government has been deadlocked since party won the largest share of seats in October parliamentary elections but not enough to secure a majority gov- ernment. That led to months of political in- fighting between Shiite followers and his Iran-backed Shiite rivals before it became violent Monday.
The chaos began when al-Sadr announced he would resign from politics. Many dismissed the move as a ploy to gain greater leverage, and his support- ers stormed the Green Zone, once the stronghold of the U.S. military and now home to Iraqi govern- ment offices and foreign embassies. They eventu- ally breached the gates of the government palace, rushing into its lavish salons and marbled halls. On Tuesday, his follow- ers could be seen on live television firing both ma- chine guns and rocket- propelled grenades into the heavily-fortified Green Zone, while security forces sporadically returned fire and armored tanks lined up.
Some bystanders film- ed the gunfight with their mobile phones, though most hid behind walls, wincing when rounds cracked nearby. At least 30 people were killed, officials said, be- fore al-Sadr urged those loyal to him to go home, following pleas for re- straint from several Iraqi officials and the United Nations. Heeding plea of top cleric, armed Iraqis pull back BY SAMYA KULLAB AND QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press.