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Brett Allen Perron, 47
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Coalmont resident and Worcester, Mass., native Brett Allen Perron, 47, was born May 4, 1968 and died Sept. 17 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester following a sudden illness.
A construction painter, he was the son of Ron Perron of Davenport, Fla., and the late Christine Horniak Perron. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by brother, Thomas Perron.
He was married to Rosa Buckner Perron of Coalmont. In addition to his wife and father, he is survived by three children, Thomas, Joshua and Brittanie Perron, all of Rhode Island; one grandson; sister, Michell Perron of South Carolina; two brothers, Mark Lamoureux of Winter Haven, Maine and Shawn Lamoureux of Massachusetts; stepson, Ernie Higgins of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and stepdaughter, Ann Nunley of Altamont.
There will be no visitation or service.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 23, 2015

Thomas Norman Theiss, Sr., 77
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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.