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Butch Charles Howard Fults, 67
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Updated: Oct 10, 2015, 6:07 PM
Published: Oct 10, 2015, 7:07 PM

“Butch” Charles Howard Fults, 67, a McMinnville native and resident, died Oct. 8 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness.
He was a retired employee of Dunlap Tree Service and son of Annie Beatrice Elkins Fults of McMinnville and the late John Henry Russell Fults.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by brother Tommy Fults.
Mr. Fults was married to June Muncey Fults, who survives. He is also survived by three children, Melissa Fults (Mark Wright), Pauline (Mike) Bain and Jason Fults of McMinnville; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three brothers, John “Peanut” (Emmajean) Fults of Rock Island, Audie (Jamie) Fults and Ernie (Pat) Fults of McMinnville; four sisters, Juanita (Gary) Harmon of Grundy County, Frankie (Granville) Gann of Hillsboro; Wilsie Marie Parsley (Charles Farless) of McMinnville and Patricia (Craig) Hale of Smithville. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in High’s Chapel with John Hankins officiating. Interment will follow at Hebron Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. Sunday until time of service at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 11, 2015
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.