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Ila Vae Boren, 86
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Published: Oct 4, 2013, 1:35 AM

Ila Vae Boren, 86, of McMinnville died Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia.
She was born Jan. 19, 1927, in McMinnville and was a homemaker, and a member of Northside Baptist Church. Mrs. Boren was preceded in death by her parents Virgil and Julia Mae Mitchell Hutchins; her husband, Alva Robie Boren; daughter, Euvonda Elaine Myers; grandson, Greg Myers, and brother Rayton Hutchins.
Ila Vae enjoyed gardening and quilting and was for many years an avid participant in home demonstration clubs in Warren County.
Survivors include her sons, Ivin Norris Boren and Max Elton Boren and wife Marsha; son-in-law, Bill Myers; brother and sister-in-law, Norm and Madge Hutchins; grandchildren, Jason (Kirsten) Myers, Stephanie (Jason) Parson, Holly Elizabeth Boren, John Boren, Gina Boren, Luke (Jenna) Boren, and Lori (Gabe) Bennett; and great-grandchildren, Chris, Gage, William, and McKenna Myers, Eston and Emma Parson, Cecilia Boren, and Scarlet Bennett.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Michael Carr will officiate. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The Boren family will receive friends Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., and again Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 4, 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.