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Jamie Blake Smith, 33
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Updated: Feb 7, 2017, 11:16 PM
Published: Feb 8, 2017, 12:16 AM

Jamie Blake Smith, 33, of Smithville died Monday, Feb. 6 at Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville.
He was born Feb. 10, 1983, in Smithville, was a Bio-Med tech with Trimedx at St. Thomas Hospital. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents J.B. and Aletha Adcock.
Survivors include his parents Steven Russell Smith of McMinnville and Penny Kay McReynolds of Lewisburg, children Jayden Smith, Jaymison Smith, and Jaxson Smith, brother Parker Smith of McMinnville and paternal grandparents Ray and Doris Smith of McMinnville. Many friends and other family also survives.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Steve Hillis will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and again Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.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.
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.