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4A DAILY NEWS JENNINGS AYERS FUNERAL HOME jenningsandayers.com TN-0001102618 WilliamDwayneBill 2016.Mr.Billingswas borntoOscarandClara BendersBillingsinSe U.S.NavyVeteranof20 yearsandworkedasa distributionmanager. Mr.Billingswaspre cededindeathbyhis Billingsandadaughter ReginaBillings. Survivorsincludea ingsandwifeSandy, chaelBillingsandTracy Thurman. Therewillbenovisita tionorservices. Youmyleaveonline condolencesatwww.

murfreesborofuneral home.com. MurfreesboroFuneral Homeisinchargeofthe arrangements. DwayneBillings passedawayMay31, 2016.Hewasanativeand lifelongresidentofRuth- ateofChristianaHigh Schoolwhereheplayed Samsoniteasamachinist andretiredfromtheCity ofMurfreesboroRecre- ationDepartment.Smi- leyservedintheUnited ArmyNationalGuard andattendedFranklin RoadBaptistChurch.He wasasoftballCoachand umpiredforover30years Smileywaspreceded indeathbyhisparents, HoracePalmerand ChesterMaeSmother- man.Heissurvivedby chelle(James)Haynes; andgreat-grandchildren, AbbryannaHaynesand BlakeHaynes.Church FranklinRoadBaptist ChurchwithMikeNor- willfollowinEvergreen Cemeterywithfamily andfriendsservingas pallbearers. Visitationwiththefam- JenningsandAyers. Arrangementsare underthedirectionof JenningsandAyersFu- 2422.Pleaseleaveonline condolencesatwww.jen- ningsandayers.com.

William Smotherman JacobRyanSteelman wasbornNovember24, 1994andpassedfromthis Bornwithgreatfanfare onThanksgivingDayin livehislifeinagrandand exuberantway.Fromhis abilitytotalkhisway intoandoutofanything, tohisgenerousandkind aforcetobereckoned with. Hisgreatloveswere musicandhisguitar, ing.Alwaysastudent,he questionedeverything, andwhilethatsome- timesfrustratedthose madehimeasytotalk personalstories.Hewas travelingalonetoexplore friendsalongtheway. Hisfriendsandfamily cherishedhiskindness, deeployaltytothosethat numberinthehundreds. spaceinbothourlives andintheworld. Ryanissurvivedbyhis (Jaret)andJamieSteel- rocco.Heisalsosurvived byhisgrandparents, PatrickandBarbaraBis- sonandKelliandTroy Toney.Othersurvivors includenumerousaunts, tendedfamily.Hewas precededindeathbyhis maternalgrandmother, KathrynMacArthurand paternalgrandfather, JamesR.Steelman.

Visitationwiththefam- JenningsandAyerswith Memorialscanbemade toYouthEmpowerment throughArtsandHu- missionsupportsyouth whoareinterestedin playingintheirownrock educationsupportactivi- org) Arrangementsare underthedirectionof JenningsandAyersFu- 2422.Pleaseleaveonline condolencesatwww.jen- ningsandayers.com. RyanSteelman Mr.HaroldRalston, Comm.ofBedfordCo., diedWednesdayevening, afterseveralweeksill- ness.Mr.Ralstonwas borninRutherfordCo. andwasasonofthe lateGeorgeWilliamand BennieMayeCothran Ralston.Heattended MiddleTennesseeState Universityfromwhich hegraduatedin1958.Mr. Ralstonretiredafter37 yearswiththeTennessee DepartmentofTrans- portationwherehewasa civilengineer.Following manyyearsontheBed- fordCountyRoadBoard. Hewasalsoalifelong farmer.Mr.Ralstonwas amemberandtheold- estactivedeaconatMt.

PleasantBaptistChurch. Inadditiontohispar- DavidRalstonandMark CrawfordRalstonand RalstonArnold. Mr.Ralstonissur- Nancy(Brent)Ogles, Wayne(Kaye)Ralston, greatgrandchildrenand severalniecesandneph- ews. Familymemberswill receivefriendsonFriday, renceFuneralHome. Visitationwillalsobeon atMt.PleasantBaptist Funeralserviceswillbe SaturdayatMt.Pleasant BaptistChurchwithRev.

ing.Burialwillfollowin CothranCemeteryinthe RoverComm.ofBedford County. MemorialDonations maybemadetoMt. PleasantBaptistChurch, 37153orCothranCem- LAWRENCEFUNER- ALHOMEandCREMA- (www.lawrencefuneral. net)inchargeofar- rangements. HaroldRalston Gaitherwenthometobe withherLordandSav- DavidsonCountyonSep- borntoThomasHatton andKinnieKeatonKing.

Shemadeherhomein theMidlandCommunity forthepastthirty-eight yearsandsheisamem- berofNewZionChurch ofChrist.Herfavor- itejoysinlifewereher Christmastimegather- ings. Sheisprecededin deathbyherhusband, SamBlanksGaither, MankinBartonandson- ADKingandTomKing; lipMankinandRoger brother-in-laws. Sheissurvivedbyher andTommy(Kim)Gaith- er.Herlovinggrandchil- Paula(Ralph)Baxter, Jana(Charlie)Anderson, Wade(Susan)Gaither, Brian(Christy)Gaither, JoEllen(Lenny)Winters. Alsosurvivedbythir- teenGreat-Grandchil- hostofniecesandneph- ews. Ms.Gaither’svisitation FuneralHomefrom4 pmuntil8pmwithfu- neralservicesonSat- MurfreesboroFuneral HomeChapelat11am withtheburialtofollow atSmothermanCem- eterywithMurfreesboro FuneralHomebeingin chargeofservices.Dar- rylLewisandBillHunt- emony.Pallbearerswill beherGrandsonsand MichaelAnderson.

Ms.Gaithersupported manycharitiesanddo- nationsmaybemade inherhonortoSt.Jude TheNewZionChurchof ChristPlaygroundFund. Thefamilywouldlike topersonallythank WoodburyNursingCen- ter.Thestaffwentabove andbeyondintaking careofMs.Gaitherand herfamilyforthepast MurfreesboroFuneral Homeisinchargeofthe arrangements. Gaither 2016.Hewasanativeof MarshallCountyanda residentofManchester. DorrisservedintheUnit- edStatesArmyNational Guardandamemberat MtTaborCumberland PresbyterianChurch. Dorriswaspreceded indeathbyhisparents, JamesThomasand Davis.Heissurvivedby RossandLindaDaven- portandherhusband Jim.

Visitationwiththe untilprivateservice forimmediatefamilyat Ayers.Burialwillfollow inRoselawnMemorial Gardens. morialsmaybemadeto 37203. Arrangementsare underthedirectionof JenningsandAyersFu- 2422.Pleaseleaveonline condolencesatwww.jen- ningsandayers.com. DorrisDavis 83 MurfreesboroFuneralHome 615-896-2229 79 WestHarpethFuneralHome 615-352-9400 75 JenningsandAyers 615-893-2422 92 MurfreesboroFuneralHome 615-896-2229 80 LawrenceFuneralHome 931-364-2233 55 NewGenerationFuneralHome 615-365-7105 74 JenningsandAyers 615-893-2422 21 JenningsandAyers 615-893-2422 DeathNotices wenthometobewithhis wasprecededindeath survivedbyhiswifeof LaurieKnowles(Steve), MargaretLizseski thewLizseskiandSteven F.Knowles,Jr.;nephews, LarryJones(Patricia), andBarryJones(Judy), andmanymorenieces andnephews. Hewasa1955gradu- ateofIsaacLittonHigh School.Hewasa1959 graduateofTennessee PolytechnicInstitute, nowknownasTennessee hewasamemberofthe inthatsport.Therehe receivedhisdegreein MechanicalEngineering afterwhichhereceived hisprofessionalEngi- neeringLicense.During tivememberofASHRAE, TheAmericanSocietyof andAirConditioningEn- careerincludedhisposi- tionastheAssistantVice ChancellorforFacilities fortheTennesseeBoard ofRegentswherehewas responsibleformanaging designandconstruction programsfor47colleges inTennessee.Bobretired fromthearchitectural SumnerandCannon, whereheworkedonthe TitansStadiumandwas theprojectengineeron theMTSUstadiumthat standstoday.

Bobdutifullyserved hiscountryinthemili- tarybyjoiningtheNa- tionalGuardatage17. HeretiredfromtheAir NationalGuardwiththe prestigiousrankofLt. Colonel.Combininghis civilcareerwithhismili- EmergencyManagement FixedNuclearPlanning Branch. Bobwasadevoutmem- beroftheBelleMeade UnitedMethodistChurch wherehespenttimeon numerouscommittees, alldedicatedtotheactual developmentandmain- tenanceofthechurch facilities.Bobwasnotall workandnoplaythough. Hewasanavidgolfer, wasanexpertmarks- manandlovedhisimport autos.Hewasaseason ticketholderforVander- biltfootballandbasket- ballforyears.Hewasan inauguralseasonticket holderfortheTennessee Titans.Alovinghusband, besadlymissed.

Visitationwithbe MeadeUnitedMethod- istChurch.Thememo- rialservicewillfollowat ing.Arrangementsen- trustedtoWestHarpeth onlineguestbookwww. westharpethFH.com RobertAndrew Bunn news MURFREESBORO A Hermitage man was arrested Tuesday evening after he fled a pool party at an apartment complex on South Rutherford, according to reports provided to The Daily News ournal. urfreesboro Officer Ryan Holob augh was dispatched to the complex in the 2800 block of South Rutherford at 9 :45 p.m. Tuesday in reference to a large pool party. When he arrived, he and officers Hector Montalvo and Derrick Bush started reaking up the crowd, Holobaugh reported.

He said he saw one man, Keontis D. Cunningham, 19, of Glen Cove Trail in Hermitage leave the area quickly. As Holobaugh looked for him, another male at the party ame up to him and said he man who left had a gun. I noticed the subject by some cars in the parking the officer said. app roached him and he began to walk away from Holobaugh said when he told the man to stop, the man said and then led.

chased the subject on foot through the Holobaugh said. H. Montalvo tried to cut him off at the end of a breezeway and ended up right behind the subject. The subject continued to run and hit a bush at the corner of one of the hen he hit the bush, Holobaugh said, a black handgun fell out of his pants. The un, a black Taurus 9 mm, was and ready to be Holobaugh said.

he subject ran back to the parking lot and got down on the ground and was arrested without further incident, the officer reported. he arrest followed another incident May 26 at the same complex when a man in a Nissan Altima with two others fired a shot into the air as they left the area. investigation of the area revealed multiple spent brass shell casings (9mm and Officer Jeffery Pulford said about the previous incident. Upon speaking with the apartment omplex manager, he advised me that everal individuals had been asked to leave the pool as they did not reside Cunningham was charged with evading arrest and unlawful possession of a handgun. Bond was set at $2,500.

Armed man arrested at apartment pool party MARY M. REEVES Cunningham MURFREESBORO Several residents at Venture Point apartments on Mercury Boulevard had heir exterior windows broken around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to police reports. Officer Ryan Holobaugh was dis- atched to the scene at 2:52 p.m., where he made contact with the residents. John McCroskey told officers he heard a loud noise at 2:30 p.m.

and when he went to investigate it, noticed that the windows to his and other a partments had been broken. At least nine residents were affected. Anyone ith information should all Crime Stoppers at 6 15-893-STOP (7867). Apartment windows roken MARY M. REEVES.