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Gail Ann Elrod, 63
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Updated: Sep 26, 2012, 1:06 AM
Published: Sep 26, 2012, 1:07 AM

Rock Island resident and Warren County native Gail Ann Elrod, 63, was born July 28, 1949 and died Sept. 23 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following an extended illness. 
A hairdresser and member of Spirit of Life Church, she was the daughter of the late Lyle Jackson and Maggie Lorena Delong Cotten. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph Cotten and nephew, Jerry Pearsall.
She was married Dec. 30, 1971 to Doug Elrod of Rock Island. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Shannon Elrod, and Darek and Natasha Elrod, all of McMinnville; daughter, Chelsea Elrod of Cookeville; two sisters, Virginia Pearsall and Elinor Biles, both of McMinnville; two sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Teresa and Tom Mason and Carolyn Elrod, all of McMinnville; two grandchildren, Bryson and Nathan Elrod; special niece, Patsy Green and husband Faron, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in High’s Chapel with Anthony Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bybee Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 26, 2012
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.