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Betty G. Dean King, 73
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Updated: Mar 12, 2013, 10:35 PM
Published: Mar 12, 2013, 10:36 PM

Betty G. “Dean” King, 73, of McMinnville died Monday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a member of the Pentecostal Kingdom of Jesus Christ and an employee of Texas Boot.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert King; parents, Plateau and Minnie Towery; son-in-law, Sherman Johnson; and sisters, Alice Reynolds, Teen Towery, and Ednar Cook.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbi and husband Mike Sloan of North Carolina and Linda Johnson of McMinnville; three sons, Larry Jr. and wife Shelia Chapman, Jimmy and wife Tanya Chapman, and Glenn and wife Kimberley Chapman, all of McMinnville; sister, Shirley Beam of Cherryville, N.C.; three brothers, Coyt Towery of Florida, and Richard Towery and Bill Towery, both of North Carolina; 17 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and stepdaughter Rebecca Weathers of North Carolina.
The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom of Jesus Church. Glenn Chapman will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom of Jesus Church.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 13, 2013
Thomas Norman Theiss, Sr., 77
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Published: Apr 2, 2025, 10:13 PM

Thomas Norman Theiss, Sr. was born May 24, 1947 and went home to be with Jesus on Friday afternoon, March 28, 2025. He was born and lived in Michigan for 45 years and then moved to McMinnville, Tennessee for the last 32 years.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick Donald and Caroline Filipowski Theiss; brother, Donald Theiss and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Eula Presley.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 51 years, Glenda Marie Presley Theiss; children, Susan (Mark) Long, Brandy Perez, Cindy Hale, Gwendolyn (Richard) Holt, Tammy Norma Theiss, and Tommy Norman Theiss, Jr.; grandchildren, Sean, Gabriel, Jaylen, Gavin, Tommy Ray, Hannah, and Diane; great-granddaughters, Lea and Luci; sisters, Cheryl (Butch) Galyon, Lorry Cantrell, Debra Prokoff; brother, Larry (Carolyn) Theiss; many sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Mr. Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, serving the Lord as well as playing games with the children, cooking and eating wild meat. He really enjoyed his church family at Peoples Pentecostal Church, where he faithfully attended.

Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Pentecostal Church with his pastor, Michael Hewell and Jay Young officiating and burial will follow in DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday 2 p.m. until 7 p.m., Monday 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Tuesday 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. al visitation at Peoples Pentecostal Church.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel is honored to care for the Theiss family.