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Jerry Clayton Bell, 72
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Updated: Sep 22, 2015, 11:45 PM
Published: Sep 23, 2015, 12:45 AM

Jerry Clayton Bell, 72, of McMinnville died Saturday, Sept. 19, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 16, 1943, in Conway, Ark., was a former employee of Federal-Mogul Corporation and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by parents Kenneth Francis and Gladys Catherine Loftis Bell and sister Fran Richardson.
Survivors include his children Ricky (Chelynn) Bell, Vickie Grant, and Celecia Osborne, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, sisters Wanda Manning, Janice Meadows, and Kathy Bell, and brother Noel (Buddy) Bell. Several nieces, nephews, family members, and friends also survive.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Allen Laszewski will officiate. Burial of the cremated remains will take place at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The Bell family will receive friends Saturday from 11 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.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 23, 2015
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.