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4A DAILY NEWS news jenningsandayers.com TN-0001102629 Mrs. Sharon R. McCroskey-Woods, age 61, passed away Monday, November 7th. Mrs. Woods is survived by her husband, Herschel Woods, II; son, Frederick McCroskey; brother, Cedric Bullard; aunt, Hattie Thompson; mother in law, Mattie Dunston; along with a host of other relatives and friends.

Services for Mrs. Woods will be Saturday, November 12th at Nelson Sons Chapel Murfreesboro 448 East Burton Street, Family Visitation 1:00 pm with Funeral to follow at 2: 00 pm. Services are in the care of Nelson Sons Chapel Murfreesboro (615) 494-5001 www. nelsonandsons.net SHARON MCCROSKEY-WOODS Murfreesboro, TN Louise McKnight, age 90, passed away at Community Care Nursing Home, November 10, 2016. She was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County.

Louise was a member of the Salem Creek Church of Christ (formerly Minerva Drive Church of Christ). Louise was preceded in death by her parents, James D. and Louise Farris Woodson, husband, James Porter McKnight grandson, Je rey Brown McKnight; brothers, John Neely, J.D. Woodson, Leslie (Bud) Woodson, Word Woodson; sisters, Mary Elizabeth Harrelson, Emma Gloria Ralston, Leila Lynch and Margaret Sue Woodson. She is survived by her son, James (Virginia) P.

McKnight grandchildren, James (Casey) Rae McKnight, Katie (Alex) Jones; and great-grandson, Ayden James McKnight. A chapel service will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Jennings and Ayers with Ron Harper ciating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be P.M., Friday, November 11, 2016 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home. Mrs.

family wo uld like to express their appreciation to Stones River Manor and Community Care Nursing Home sta for their compassionate love and care given to her during the years she resided there. In lieu of owers, donations may be made to Stones River Manor or Community Care Nursing Home in her honor. Arrangements are under the direction of Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home, 820 South Church Murfreesboro, TN 37130. 615-893-2422. Please leave online condolences at www.jenningsandayers.com.

LOUISE MCKNIGHT Murfreesboro, TN Age 92, November 9, 2016. Lie-in-state today, 1-5 p.m. at Scales Sons. Visitation Saturday, November 12, 11-12 p.m., funeral to follow at Bethel M. B.

Church. Interment, Bethel Cemetery. Scales Sons Funeral Home, 615-893-1313, scalesandsons.com. VICTOR CANTRELL, SR. Murfreesboro, TN Cantrell, Victor Murfreesboro, TN 92 Bethel M.

B. Church Scales Sons Funeral Home 615-893-1313 McCroskey-Woods, Sharon Murfreesboro, TN 61 Nelson Sons Chapel Nelson Sons Chapel 6154945001 McKnight, Louise Murfreesboro, TN 90 Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home 615-893-2422 Death Notices Name City, State Age Death Day, Time Place of Service Funeral Home Phone She took off the shoes and thrust them at her American hero, insisting repeatedly that he accept her offering. Dennis put the shoes with his things in the Navy LST (landing ship, tank). He continued with his duties, never taking gun- fire but regularly being exposed to the devastation of combat. On one mission, he and other sailors pulled dozens of bodies from a river in Hamburg, Germany.

Many times, his LST transported badly wounded American and German soldiers from battlefields to hospitals in England. Dennis would guard the wounded Germans, always giving them food and water. remember one telling me, though aprisoner, you sure have been good to Dennis said, eyes shining with tears. In fact, many memories from the war make Dennis founder and owner of Dennis Paper Company these days. He talk about those memories with family or friends for decades, but now, he is opening up.

And he finds those are hard memories. make tears come to your eyes. tough talking about it Dennis said. things, so bad, and you see he said. can see some of the (WWII) reruns on TV and even though home by myself, I help but Dennis was on a pass to London when the Germans surrendered.

He joined thousands who cheered and jumped up and down, clapping and yelling in celebration. over! soldiers and civilians shouted again and again. After a couple of months of clean-up work, Dennis was on his way to the Pacific when the Japanese surrendered, and he got sent home. The Navy transported him to Memphis and gave him $196.95 in discharge pay and another $11.90 for travel. Dennis hitchhiked to Nashville.

He carried a Navy seabag with one slightly burned German flag, a 40 mm shell, a newspaper with the headline one uniform, some work pants and a pair of wooden shoes given to him by a brown- haired girl he helped on a beach in Normandy. Reach Brad Schmitt at 615-259-8384 or on Twitter SUBMITTED Aphoto of Morris Dennis in his Navy uniform. Normandy ontinued from Page 1A MURFREESBORO The father of a young man whose death sparked a national conversation about police treatment of African-American men will speak at MTSU. Michael Brown Sr. will deliver an address titled for at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Student Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. for is a nonprofit organization whose mission is lives one day at a time through empowering youth, strengthening families and giving according to facebook.com/MichaelBrownFoundatio The foundation, which is based in Florrisant, grew out of the April 9, 2014, shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The incident in- spired protests that lasted for more than a week.

An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded that the officer fired in self-defense. A grand jury declined to indict the officer. A hearing on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Brown family against the officer, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson and the City of Ferguson is scheduled for May 2017. This event is presented by Office of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs and Student Programming Raider Entertainment, a student organization that seeks to provide quality, low- cost events to students throughout the year. For off-campus visitors attending the event, a printable campus parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap Michael Brown Sr.

addresses youth interactions with police GINA LOGUE MTSU NEWS Brown Sr. Smyrna police are investigating a Thursday afternoon jewelry store robbery. Around 12:30 p.m., the suspect entered the Kay Jewelers store on Industrial Boulevard and fled on foot, according to a news release from Sgt. Bobby Gibson. The man was also carrying a revolver and should be considered dangerous.

The suspect was described as a light- skinned, black male, approximately 6 feet tall with a thin build, gold teeth and light goatee. He is believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, Gibson said. The man was last seen wearing glasses, a baseball cap with unknown lettering on it, white Nike Jordan tennis shoes and awhite sweatshirt with the words written on it and the image of a rhino. Anyone who may recognize this suspect or have information is urged to contact Smyrna Police 615-459-6644 or De-tective Allan Nabours 615-267-5434. Smyrna police seeking Kay Jewelers robber MEALAND RAGLAND SUBMITTED Smyrna police released these images of a man wanted in connection with the robbery of Kay Jewelers on Thursday, Nov.

10. Following a year of strong financial performance, with its highest net income in its 83-year-history, the Tennessee Valley Authority is rewarding top executives and some employees with a boost in compensation. When it met today in Blairsville, the TVA board approved an increase in long-term compensation for TVA President and CEO Bill Johnson, tied to his base salary. Johnson received total compensation of $6.4 million in fiscal 2015, making him the highest paid federal employee in America at that time. TVA has 10,000 employees.

Not every employee will receive an increase in compensation, according to Jim Hopson, manager of public relations for TVA. Based on the performance of the company, employees who receive "bonuses," or at-risk compensation, will get the full amount of the bonuses they are eligible to receive, Hopson said. TVA plans to provide more detailed information in a 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. Under the proposal, Johnson would not get an immediate payout, but his compensation under a long-term plan would increase from 285 percent of his base salary to 305 percent of that salary. Johnson's annual base salary was $995,000 in fiscal 2015, which is TVA's latest 10-K filing with the SEC.

"This is at-risk compensation," Rich- ard Howorth, head of the board's People and Performance Committee, said of the compensation increases. Under TVA's system, a certain amount of pay is subject to whether the federal utility or a particular division of it meets metrics previously set. Howorth said Johnson's compensation was set based on an analysis by an outside firm of pay across the utility industry. Johnson's compensation is 25 percent of the average for CEOs at investor-owned utilities. TVA tries to strike a balance of keeping executive pay high enough to attract good talent but lower than investor-owned companies because of TVA's public service mission, Howorth said.

Two of the top TVA executives slated for increased compensation are Joe Grimes and Mike Skaggs. In October, Grimes was promoted to executive vice president of Generation and chief nuclear officer, and Skaggs was promoted to executive vice president of Operations. This is because TVA Chief Operating Officer Charles "Chip" Pardee will retire at the end of the year and TVA plans to eliminate his position and split its duties between Grimes and Skaggs. Johnson said compensation for the two executives would increase. "Both of them will get more of an increase as a result of their new duties," Johnson said.

Total compensation for Grimes in 2015 was $2.10 million and for Skaggs was $2.05 million. Howorth noted that TVA has had several good years financially, with a record $1.2 billion in revenues for fiscal 2016. Despite lower power sales, TVA achieved the highest net income in its 83-year history. TVA execs, some employees to get compensation increases Johnson was highest paid federal employee in US ED MARCUM ED.MARCUM@KNOXVILLEBIZ.COM Trump protesters block traffic, students rally at UT NASHVILLE- Students at Fisk University held a protest that blocked traffic in downtown Nashville Wednesday afternoon to express their disagreement with Donald Trump being elected president. And in Knoxville, hundreds of students held an anti-Trump rally on the campus of the flagship public university.

Student Justin Jones, who helped organize the Nashville protest, told The Tennessean that students decided to protest election due to of discrimination, inequality and exclusion he has The group marched past the state Capitol and through the entertainment district. Police used rolling roadblocks to redirect traffic and at times worked with demonstrators so that some cars could pass, but there were no major interactions. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the University of Tennessee rally featured chants of Trumps June trial date for third ex-player in Vanderbilt rape case NASHVILLE- A June trial date has been set for the third of four former Vanderbilt football players charged in the rape of an unconscious female student. Brandon trial was set for June 19 during a Thursday hearing in Davidson County Criminal Court. Banks would be the third former player to go to trial in the 2013 dorm room rape.

He has pleaded not guilty to five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Last week, Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the rape. Cory Batey received a 15-year sentence. The fourth man charged, Jaborian McKenzie, is awaiting trial. He has made court appearances to testify against his former teammates.

Banks is now on Lane football team roster. High school honors Marine slain in Tennessee CHICOPEE, Mass. A marine from Massachusetts killed in the attacks on military facilities in Tennessee last year is being honored by his high school. Pope Francis High School on Wednesday held a ceremony to announce that a plaza at the new Springfield location opening next year will be named for Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J.

Sullivan. The 40-year-old Sullivan was one of five service members killed during the attacks in Chattanooga in July 2015. The gunman was killed by police. Sullivan was a 1994 graduate of Cathedral High School, which merged with Holyoke Catholic High School, to form Pope Francis. Press State Briefs.