BILLINGS, JR., Douglas Franklin

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Monday, May 4, 2015 <<< Douglas Franklin Billings, Jr. passed away at 76 years of age, April 27, 2015 in Lake Havasu City. He was born, Nov. 8, 1938 to Douglas Franklin and Nora Billings, in Tipton, Tenn. He wed Nannette Velvet Cartisser April 24, 1999 in Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; they were married for 16 years. Douglas has lived in Tennessee, Oregon and Arizona; he was police chief in Dundee, Ore. and Hines, Ore. Douglas enjoyed hunting, fishing, Tae Kwon Do (Black Belt), archery and woodworking; he was a Baptist. Douglas is survived by his wife, Nannette Billings of Lake Havasu City; sons, Michael Billings of Dayton, Ore., Jacob Billings of Lake Havasu City and Gien (Bear) Smith of Lake Havasu City; daughters, Dee Smith of Lake Havasu City, Melissa Shaffer of Dayton, Ohio, Dawn David of Big Fork, Minn. and Tabatha Lindley of Phoenix; brothers, Floyd and David Billings of Tenn; sisters, Bobby Jean Cobb, Audrey Cox and Renee Billings; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Douglas is preceded in death by his first wife, Christine and his parents, Douglas and Nora Billings. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory. Thoughts and condolences may be sent to the Billings family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.