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Julia Edna Wade, 87
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Published: May 16, 2014, 12:15 AM

Julia Edna Wade, 87, of Morrison died Wednesday, May 14, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville.
She was born May 31, 1926 in Grundy County and was a homemaker and member of Caney Branch the Baptist Church. She was a former active member of the Jacksboro community and a longtime volunteer in the floral department of the Warren County Fair. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Eugenia Dykes Teeters; husband, T.C. Wade Jr., brothers Quinton Teeters and Johnny Teeters; sisters, Willie Etta Teeters, Molly Teeters, and Betty King, and grandson Lonnie Grant Wade.
Survivors include her daughter, Kay (Jim) Davenport of Viola; sons, Gordon “Buster” (Evelyn) Wade and Steve (Elaine) Wade of McMinnville; sister, Shirley Jessings of Manchester; grandchildren, Amy Hopf, Marla Cantrell, Chris Wade, Matthew Davenport, Sebrena Wade, and Trena Wade, and 12 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Friday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Chris Anderson and Leonard Herman will officiate. Interment will follow at Caney Branch Cemetery. The Wade family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House in Chattanooga or to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 16, 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.