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Dorcas Estella Medley, 79
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Dorcas Estella Medley of McMinnville died Thursday, May 4.
Updated: May 4, 2017, 9:24 PM
Published: May 4, 2017, 10:25 PM

Dorcas Estella Medley, 79, of McMinnville, died Thursday, May 4.
She was born Aug. 25, 1937, in Warren County, was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of McMinnville. Mrs. Medley was preceded in death by her parents, Houston L. and Dovie Blair Gunter, and son Gregory Clark Medley.
Survivors include her husband Larry C. Medley of McMinnville, children Jennifer (James) Basham of Rock Island, and Shane (April) Medley of Morrison, sister Naomi Frasier of Jacksonville, Fla., grandchildren Montgomery Basham, Will Basham and his fiancée Breanna Foster, Corbin Medley, Carter Medley, and Brycen Medley, and great-grandchild Avery Kate Basham.
Graveside service is 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Interment will immediately follow. The Medley family will receive friends Saturday from 10 am. to 1 p.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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.