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Tuesday, September 3, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries SYRIA Continued from page 1A GUNNER ROSS WESLEY LANGENDERFER December 5, 2007 - July 24, 2013 Gunner was born to Katie Ramsey and Dustin Langenderfer, December 5, 2007, he passed away July 24, 2013, due to a car accident in Los Molinos, CA. Gunner was raised in Red Bluff and attended 2 years of Preschool at the First Church of God, and played 2 years of Little League baseball. Gunner loved to sing and dance and was proud of his garden and loved taking care of it!. He loved making people laugh and smile. Gunner is survived by his parents, Katie Ramsey and Dustin Langenderfer, brother A.J. Poni, step-father Garrett Houchins, step-brother Logan Houchins, step-sisters Myah and Kaylee Houchins, grandparents Judi and Mark Garstang, Wes & Janette Ramsey, Ross Langenderfer, Peggi Meguire, Carolyn Natho, great-grandparents Rema & Jess Casey, Milton Ramsey, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, family and friends. Memorial services will be held September 6th at 11 am at the Bethel Assembly Church, in Red Bluff and will be open to the public, a catered lunch will follow. Gunner, you will forever be in our hearts. SHERRI JOANNE WILLIAMSON PEYTON December 14, 1964 - August 14, 2013 Sherri Joanne Williamson Peyton was born December 14, 1964 to Joanne Bennet and Eddie Williamson in southern California and lost her battle with ovarian cancer Wednesday, August 14th at home surrounded by family and friends. Sherri worked as a special needs aid for the Red Bluff and Evergreen school district. She had a love of hogs, 4-H, music and above all her children. Sherri was well liked and respected by all. She is survived by husband Jeffery Peyton; her children Nichole Holzli, Cody Wise, Jennifer Peyton and Griffin Peyton and her grandchildren Cheyanne, JessieLynn, and Joshua. There will be a celebration of life for the world's greatest friend, mother and grandmother, 10am, September 7th at the Bend School located on Bend Ferry Rd. Per Sherri's request wear bright and cheerful colors like her personality. demanded narrower authorization than that requested by the administration. ''The White House has put forward a proposed bill authorizing the use of force that, as drafted, is far too broad and open ended, and could be used to justify everything from a limited cruise missile strike to a no fly zone and the introduction of American ground troops,'' said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House intelligence committee. Obama has insisted that he will not send troops into Syria and that he was considering a military operation that was limited in duration and scope. The White House said Monday that Obama was open to working with Congress to make changes to the language of the resolution. In a post on his website, Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan of Minnesota reflected a view shared by others: ''I want you to know that I am vehemently opposed to a military strike that would clearly be an act of war against Syria, especially under such tragic yet confusing circumstances as to who is responsible for the use of chemical weapons.'' After changing course and deciding to seek congressional approval for military action, Obama is confronted with one of his most difficult foreign policy tests and faces a Congress divided over an unavoidably tough voteof-conscience on overseas conflict rather than the more customary partisan fights over domestic policy. ''My impression is that a lot of people are up for grabs,'' McCain said. Following months of rejecting direct intervention in Syria, Obama and his aides now want to strike at the Assad regime in response to a reported chemical attack that the Obama administration says was carried out by Assad's military. The administration says more than 1,400 people were killed, including more than 400 children. Obama was trying to find a middle ground that would attract a majority in the House and the Senate — a difficult task complicated further because Obama is leaving for a three-day trip to Europe Tuesday night, visiting Stockholm, Sweden, and then attending an economic summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The visit is all the more significant because Russia has sided with the Syrian regime. Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Monday the information the U.S. showed Moscow to prove the Syrian regime was behind the chemical attack was ''absolutely unconvincing.'' In a daring move, Russian President Vladimir Putin was considering sending a delegation of Russian lawmakers to the United States to discuss the situation in Syria with members of Congress, the Interfax news agency reported Monday. The White House is engaging in what officials call a ''flood-the-zone'' persuasion strategy with Congress, arguing that failure to act against Assad would weaken any deterrence against the use of chemical weapons and could embolden not only Assad but also Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah — an argument Obama reiterated in his meeting with McCain and Graham. On Tuesday, Obama scheduled a meeting with leaders of the House and Senate armed services committees, the foreign relations committees and Two injured in Saturday crash Courtesy photo by Ross Palubeski Red Bluff Fire and two St. Elizabeth ambulances were dispatched around 6:45 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle traffic collision at Mill Street and Luther Road in Red Bluff. The first unit at scene reported two patients with minor injuries and the westbound lane blocked. Both patients were transported to the hospital. Spot fires spark Saturday afternoon CALLIN' Continued from page 1A ing year. He's opened for Scotty McCreery, Neil McCoy and Tracy Lawrence. Bushnell is scheduled to play at the 4th annual Beef 'N Brew from 6-7 p.m. Sept. 21 in Red Bluff. From there, he'll travel back to Nashville. ——— Courtesy photo by Ross Palubeski Four small grass fires burned Saturday around 2 p.m. between the Sears store on Diamond Avenue and Starbucks on South Main Street. The largest fire was about 20 feet by 100 feet. One vehicle was damaged and all fires were extinguished. No further information was available. Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111. Connect with him on Twitter: @andrebyik the intelligence committees. On Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are scheduled to testify publicly before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Earlier Tuesday, other members of the administration's national security and intelligence teams were to hold a classified, closed-door briefing for all members of Congress. A similar session was held Sunday and more will be held Thursday and Friday. Kerry will also testify Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Kerry and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will hold a classified briefing Wednesday with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Members of the House Democratic caucus participated in an unclassified conference call Monday with Obama national security adviser Susan Rice, Kerry, Hagel, Clapper and Dempsey. Following their white House meeting, McCain and Graham, who often speak in unison on foreign policy matters, said they were more inclined to back Obama's call for military action against Syria if it helps destroy the regime's missile launching capabilities and if the U.S. commits to provide more assistance to Syrian opposition forces. ''A degrading strike limited in scope could have a beneficial effect to the battlefield momentum,'' Graham said. ''There will never be a political settlement in Syria as long as Assad is winning.'' McCain, who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008 and lost to Obama, said Obama clearly was asking for his 5A help in rounding up votes. ''I don't think he called us over because we're old campaign pals,'' he joked. A senior state department official said Kerry called Syrian rebel commander Salim Idris on Monday discuss Obama's decision to seek congressional authority and to express confidence that U.S. military action would hold Assad accountable for the use of chemical weapons, deter his behavior and degrade the regime's ability to carry out such attacks. He also stressed the need for a ''strong and unified moderate opposition.'' As recently as Saturday, McCain and Graham issued a joint statement saying they could not support isolated military strikes that were not part of a broader strategy to change the momentum of the civil war and result in Assad's removal from power. After Monday's meeting, McCain said: ''Now we are talking about ways of approaching this issue in a way that could be effective. We've got to see more, but at least they are talking about some options that I think could work. '' Asked whether Obama would expand his targets in Syria, McCain alluded to the Navy's decision to place two aircraft carriers in the Arabian Sea. The USS Truman arrived in the region to take the place of the USS Nimitz, which was supposed to head home. But the Navy ordered the Nimitz to stay for now. ''I don't think it's an accident that the aircraft carriers are in the region.'' McCain said. U.S. officials, however, have described the decision as prudent planning and have said it doesn't suggest the Nimitz would play a role in any possible strikes in Syria. Possible US-led attack on Syria sparks rallies HOUSTON (AP) — Protesters around the world took to the streets to protest Saturday for and against a possible U.S.led attack on Syria, as President Barack Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for such a move. Obama said the U.S. should take action against Syria to punish it for what the U.S. believes was a deadly chemical attack launched by Syrian President Bashar Assad this month that killed more than 1,400 people. But Obama said he wants Congress to debate and vote on whether to use force, and has said any possible strike would be limited. In Houston, which has a large Syrian-American population, about 100 people lined up on opposite sides of a street in an upscale neighborhood to express opposing views on a possible U.S. attack. ''We want any kind of action. The world has stood silently and it's been too long. Something needs to be done,'' said Tamer Barazi, a 23-year-old civil engineer who carried a Syrian flag and a sign stating ''Syrian Americans for peace, democracy and freedom in Syria.'' Standing across the street in Houston's sweltering heat were those opposing U.S. intervention, outnumbering the supporters of an intervention. Some carried signs stating ''We Don't Want Obama's War'' and ''Hands Off Syria.'' ''How would you like another country to decide who is going to be the president of the United States?'' asked 53year-old Hisam Saker, a Syrian-American property manager who has lived in Houston for 33 years. The demonstrations erupted on both East and West coasts of the United States, and cities in between. In Washington, as Obama addressed the nation from the Rose Garden, anti-war demonstrators chanted and waved placards outside the White House. Across the street, Syrians and Syrian Americans who support U.S. action waved flags from their country and shouted for Assad's ouster. ''The conflict's been going on for, what, almost 2 years now. Estimates are 100,000 Syrian civilians have been killed and all of a sudden the U.S. government has manufactured the excuse of the use of chemical weapons in Syria to use that excuse to intervene in Syria,'' said Tristan Brosnan, 25, of Washington. Later, in Los Angeles, about 200 people shouting ''Hands off Syria'' protested against a possible American strike. They waved signs reading ''No More War'' and police said they wrote up more than 40 citations after demonstrators sat in street intersections and blocked traffic. Police reported two arrests. In Boston, more than 200 protesters demonstrated in the Boston Commons against the possible use of American force. 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