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Bobbie Jean Mayes, 82
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Updated: Sep 24, 2013, 11:50 PM
Published: Sep 24, 2013, 11:51 PM

Bobbie Jean Mayes, 82, a McMinnville resident and Warren County native was born Dec. 12, 1930 and died Sept. 23 at River Park Hospital following an illness of four days.
She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ, and daughter of the late Basil Noel and Mary Louise Turner Johnson.
She was married Dec. 20, 1947 to J.W. “Willie” Mayes, who preceded her in death April 25, 2012. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by children, Ann Mayes and Jimmy Lynn Mayes; sister Shirley Thomas and brother Billy Joe Johnson.
Mrs. Mayes is survived by daughter, Vickie Mayes and friend Barry Haston of McMinnville; sister, Doris Wanamaker of McMinnville; sister-in-law, Betty Walker of McMinnville, and brother-in-law, Howard Mayes of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in High’s Chapel with Tim Long and Robert Horton officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. Wednesday until time of service.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 25, 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.