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Jessie Faye Rambo, 63
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Updated: Jul 10, 2014, 11:30 PM
Published: Jul 10, 2014, 11:31 PM

Jessie Faye Rambo, 63, a McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native, died July 9 in Cookeville Regional Medical Center following an extended illness.
She was a self-employed nanny, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Jessie Clay and Flora Ellen Roberts Mooneyham.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Helen Brock and Alma Burgess and brothers, Ted and Clayton Mooneyham.
She was married July 9, 1966 to Johnny William Rambo who survives. In addition to her husband, she is survived by son, Mark Allen (Susie) Rambo of Tullahoma; two grandchildren, Maggie and Abbie; two brothers, Phillip (Valerie) Mooneyham of McMinnville and Wendell (Marilyn) Mooneyham of Cookeville; three sisters, Lucille Boyd of McMinnville, Wanda Phifer and Cynthia (Doug) Cantrell of Cookeville; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday in High’s Chapel with John Simmons to officiate. Interment will follow at Frazier’s Chapel Cemetery in White County. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday until time of service at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 11, 2014
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.