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Ethel Mae Curtis, 92
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Updated: Sep 28, 2013, 7:47 PM
Published: Sep 28, 2013, 7:52 PM

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ethel Mae Curtis, 92, was born May 5, 1921 and died Sept. 26 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness.
Retired from Rockford Textiles and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Uriah and Minnie Lou Groves Curtis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Pauline Beasley Gillis; and brothers, Jess, Lloyd, Ernest, Abe and Joe Curtis and John Roberts.
She is survived by sister, Ollie Walker of Plano, Ill.; special niece and caregiver, Noeldean Talbott; special nephew, Danny Johnson and wife Donna; special cousin, Eva Sue Bouldin; nieces and nephews, Kenneth, Bill, Glen, Joe, Tom, Don, Klint and Kristy Curtis, Regina Farley, Betty Jo Paris, Howard Roberts, Betty Hunter, Mary Lou Duncan and Paul Walker; special great-nieces and great-nephews, Barbara Dunlap, Tammy Cline, Dale Talbott and Kevin Talbott; and special great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews, Cory Cline, Mary Talbott, William Talbott and Charlie Talbott.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at High's Chapel with Stan Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow at Crain Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the time of service Sunday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 29, 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.