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Earl McCarty, 61
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Updated: Oct 1, 2016, 6:27 PM
Published: Oct 1, 2016, 7:27 PM

Earl McCarty, 61, a McMinnville resident and Kentucky native, died Oct. 1 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center following an extended illness.
He was a retired machinist with the TVA and member of Pioneer Community Church. He was preceded in death by nephews, Gregory Graham and Tyler Graham; father-in-law, Charles Cagle; and brother-in-law, Tony Luna.
Mr. McCarty was married Sept. 16, 1994 to Tammy Luna McCarty, who survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by children and spouses, Mike and April McCarty of McMinnville, and Maritta McCarty and Gloria Simon of Woodbury; two grandchildren, Kassie McCarty of McMinnville and Natalya McCarty of Smithville; father-in-law Leonard Luna of McMinnville; mother-in-law Linda Cagle of McMinnville; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Tina and Scott Thomas, and Terri and Howard Templeton, all of McMinnville; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at High’s Chapel with Jon Ballard to officiate. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and 10 a.m. Monday until time of service at High’s.
High 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.