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Betty Shirlene Talbert, 73
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Updated: Dec 28, 2012, 1:02 AM
Published: Dec 28, 2012, 1:03 AM

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Betty Shirlene Talbert, 73, was born Aug. 16, 1939 and died Dec. 27 at Bordeaux Long Term Care in Nashville following an extended illness.
A retired employee of Dairy Queen and member of the New Hope Full Gospel Church, she was the daughter of the late Claude Alexander and Ocie Adell Coppinger Hickey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Douglas E. Brooks, Sr.
Mrs. Talbert is survived by one sister, Selma Brooks of McMinnville; nephew, David Lynn Hickey, Sr. of McMinnville; great-niece, Kayla Brook Hickey of McMinnville; great-nephew, David Lynn Hickey, Jr. of McMinnville; several cousins; friends, Lou Sullivan and Linda Richardson, both of McMinnville and close friends, Brian and April Stembridge.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in High's Chapel with Carl Crow officiating. Burial will follow in the Morrison Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High's.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 28, 2012
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.