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Cordele Dispatch, Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, Tuesday, September 17, 1985, Front Ppage & Page 14.
Cordele Dispatch
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia
Tuesday, September 17, 1985
Front Page  &  Page 14.

Death Claims Crisp Co. Probate Judge Westbrook

By MAC McLENORE
Dispatch Staff Writer

Friends, associates and others express condolences this morning after learning 
of the death of veteran Crisp County Probate Judge Elizabeth Westbrook.

Miss Westbrook had served as ordinary and probate judge for the past 37 
years.  She was re-elcted in 1984 to her 10th consecutive term.

State Rep. Howard Rainey of Cordel led the mourners.  He said "Miss Westbrook 
was one of the most devoted public officials I've ever seen.

Her duties as superintendent of elections was conducted real well and our 
county never had any challenges or questions as to voters rights or 
improprieties.

"Her other duty as ordinary and later probate judge was very respected 
throughout the state, mainly because she treated all ticketed traffic 
violators the same regardless of pressured requests or where they came from"

Mrs. Ovis Stephens, superior court clerkk, is a former teammate of Miss 
Westbrook.  They played basketball together.  "I've been knowing her for a 
long time.  She was a fine person.  She is going to be missed.  She knew her 
job She's going to be sadly missed."

Tax commissioner Sammie Farrow said "She ran a jamb-up office."  He said that 
Miss Westbrook "was one of the finest probate judges in the state."

"She was well qualified for that job.  She did a real good job,"  Crisp 
Commission chairman W. M. Davis said, Informed of her death, davis said I'm 
sorry to hear that"  He added  "I always thought she was well qualified.

Whitfield Forrester, Crisp's senior superior court judge, saaid "I have known 
Elizabth Westbrook for most of my life.  She was a person of excellent 
character, very conscientious, with the idea of always being absolutely fair 
and impartial.  She was a Christian lady and set an example for all of us.  
The community has suffered a great loss in Judge Westbrook's passing."

Crisp Commissioner J. Reginald Barry called Miss Westbrook  "one of the finest 
public officials I ever worked with in Crisp County."  Barry is past chairman 
of the commission.  She was dedicated to doing a good job.  She helped a lot 
of people.  The probate judge's office was her life and she just did an 
excellent job.  The taxpayers and citizens are going to miss her very much, " 
he said.

County administrator Bill Goff said that Mrs. Stephens was appointed probate 
judge for the purpose of acalling a special election to fill Miss Westbrook's 
unexpired term.  That cll for election must be done within 10 days.

Goff then read a prepared statement from the office of the 
commissioners. "Miss Westbrook will bb greatly missed because of her efficient 
and smoothly run office.

The staement pointed out that Miss Westbrook began working for the late W. G. 
Fleming as a clerk in the ordinary office in 1935.  She was elected probate 
judge for the first time in the mid-1940s.

She was an active member of the probate cout judge's association and 
was "recognized throughout the state as one of the most outstanding probate 
judges."

As election superintendent, Miss Westbrook supervised Crisp elections for 50 
years.  She, the statement read,"was respected by the local bar association as 
a fair and consistent judge who always followed the law."

Sheriff E. W. Forrest said that her death was  "a great loss because she was a 
good judge, was very efficient and didn't show any partiality,  She knew the 
law"

OBITUARY

ELIZABETH H. WESTBROOK

Miss Elizabeth H. Westbrook, 73 died today at her residence.

A native of Cordele she was Judge of Probate Court  of Crisp Couny for 40 
years where she served as clerk for 10 years prior to becoming Judge.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews including:  Mrs Marcia W. Cannon 
of Birmingham, Ala.;  Mrs. Elise W. Beck of Owatonna, Minn.  Wde Hampton 
Westbrook III of Santa Clara, Cal.; and a cousin, Miss Nena Westbrook of 
Cordele.

Funeral services will be announced at a later date.  Interment will follow at 
Sunnyside Cemetery.

Dekle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.





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