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Betty Louise Davis, 51
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Betty Louise Davis died Saturday, September 30 at Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville.
Updated: Oct 7, 2017, 4:50 PM
Published: Oct 7, 2017, 5:51 PM

Betty Louise Davis, 51, of McMinnville died Saturday, Sept. 30 at Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville.
Betty was born Tuesday, July 19, 1966 in McMinnville and was the daughter of Gail Davis and the late Clifford Davis.
Betty is survived by three sons Clifford “Buddy” Keller, Major Keller and wife Angie, and Jean-Luc Keller; two daughters Jennifer Keller and Ayla Keller; 10 grandchildren; mother Gail Eilleen Davis; three sisters, Angela Deason and husband Kevin, and Julie Watts and Susan Davis; brother, Josh Davis;  several nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members, and friends.
The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Online condolences may be made to the family at gardensofmemoryfuneralhome.com.
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.