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Florene Nokes, 80
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Updated: Jun 1, 2011, 12:44 PM
Published: Jun 1, 2011, 1:45 PM

Florene Nokes, 80

Florene Nokes, 80, of McMinnville died Sunday, May 29 at River Park Hospital in McMinnville.
She was born Feb. 16, 1931, in Warren County and was a homemaker, and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ. Mrs. Nokes was preceded in death by parents, Connie and Offie Blanton Swindell, her husband, Adrain Brown Nokes, and her sister, Evolene Burks.
Survivors include her sons L. D. and Faye Nokes, McMinnville; Wayne Nokes, Millbrook, Ala., and Ronnie and Caresse Nokes, Morrison; grandchildren, Heath and Susan Nokes, Jason and Leann Nokes, Rachel Nokes, and Ryan Nokes, and great-grandchildren, Samuel, Ashlyn, Eli, and Gage Nokes.
Funeral service is at 2 p.m. today in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Tony Lawrence will officiate. Interment will follow at Blues Hill Cemetery. The Nokes Family will receive friends today from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com. 24-Hour Obituary Information Line is 931-473-5700.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 1, 2011
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.