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Jewel Marie Taylor, 94
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Updated: Mar 1, 2016, 11:21 PM
Published: Mar 2, 2016, 12:21 AM

Jewel Marie Taylor, 94, a Smyrna resident and Putnam County native, died Feb. 28 in Diversicare of Smyrna following a brief illness.
She was a self-employed caregiver, member of Living Springs Baptist Church and daughter of the late Jessie Thomas and Vona Ramsey Hudson. Mrs. Taylor was married to Willie Benton Taylor, who preceded her in death in 1992. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by son, Willie Taylor and brothers, H.C. Hudson, Eugene Hudson, Edward Hudson and Jessie Thomas Hudson.
Survivors include daughter Nancy Joyce Simmons of Smyrna; son Don C. Taylor of McMinnville; five grandchildren, Annette Ervin, Kevin Taylor, Vivian Joyce Taylor, Donna Taylor and Don Joseph Taylor; five great-grandchildren; and sisters Irene Deberry and Bobby Sue Powell, both of McMinnville and Helen Fay of Manchester.
Funeral service was held Tuesday in High’s Chapel with Jerry Smith to officiate. Interment followed at Fuston Cemetery.
High Funeral Home was 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.