CHARLES BYRON C.B. ARNETTE, JR, age 92, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 at his home. He was a native of the Concord Community about eight miles SW of Murfreesboro and was a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro. He was the son of the late Charles Byron Sr. and Sara Katherine Hall Arnette. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Monday at East Main Street Church of Christ with Bro. Julian Goodpaster and Bro. Wayne Lankford officiating, and grandson Bryon Sommardahl leading congregational singing. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Arnette is survived by children, Cheryl Lou (Don) Sommardahl, Patrick Len (Deborah) Arnette, both of Murfreesboro, Lori Jane (Jamey) Lanahan of Nashville, and Dana Lyne (Michael) Whitney of Huntington Beach, CA; 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He was first married to the late Mabel Hadley Arnette and then to the late Sara Louise Kimery Arnette who died in 2007. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles Byron Arnette. Mr. Arnette attended Middle Tennessee State College and the University of Tennessee. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps. Mr. Arnette and his wife Louise owned and operated Arnette Antique Galleries in Murfreesboro for more than 32 years. He also served as president of the Tennessee Auctioneers Association and was later inducted into the Tennessee Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame. He was Past Chairman of the Board of Directors at Middle Tennessee Christian School, and was on the Stones River Manor Executive Board of Directors. MR. Arnette was also an author having written The Saga of the Lu-Ce-Bee, From Mink Slide to Main Street, History of East Main Street Church of Christ, Those East Main Street People and Their Houses, and his autobiography, Wheels, Deals, and Bridges. At the age of 92, he was currently working on his sixth book. Mr. Arnette was presently the oldest living member of East Main Street Church of Christ, where he taught the adult Sunday school class for many years. He loved to play Rook and bridge, fish, travel, read, and genealogy. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 until 6:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. 615-893-5151. www.woodfinchapel.com.