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Georgia Marie Boyd Smith, 89
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Updated: Apr 24, 2013, 12:48 AM
Published: Apr 24, 2013, 12:51 AM

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Georgia Marie Boyd Smith, 89, was born Jan. 22, 1924 and died April 23 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness.
A retired secretary with Smith Machine Shop and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Sally Wagner Boyd. She was married to Leonard Farr Smith Jr., who preceded her in death March 18, 2011.
She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Claudette Smith of Chatsworth, Ga., Leonard and Deborah Smith III of Morristown, Daniel and Dena Smith of Bowdon, Ga., and Chuck Smith of McMinnville; and seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and 19 foster children.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Smyrna Church of Christ with Jonathan Stubblefield officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at High’s.
Memorial contributions may be made to Smyrna Cemetery Fund or Gideons International.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 24, 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.