Ronald Francis Smith Jr. 1968 - 2017 Ronald Francis Smith Jr. was born July 26 1968 to his parents, Dawn and Ronald Smith, Sr.. Ron passed away to be with the Lord on November 6, 2017 after a brief fight with cancer. Ron had a great sense of humor and brightened up everyone's day. He was in the Navy for two years and worked construction and also for Super Shuttle. He was on the wrestling team in high school and was a WWE fan always wearing his John Cena shirt. Ron is survived by Betty Lou Burns, his wife of 11 years and his daughtger Kaylaa Whitledge, his 3 sons, his parents, and sisters Katrina Meserve and Roberta Jones.