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Katy Ganell Rogers Mixon, 94
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Published: Oct 8, 2013, 10:24 PM

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Katy Ganell Rogers Mixon, 94, was born Sept. 8, 1919 and died quietly at her daughter’s home in McMinnville on Oct. 6.
A retired employee of Century-Magnetek, a member of Madison Street Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star, she was the daughter of the late Woody Benton and Georgie Cecil Kell Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas and Velma Rogers and Karl and Edna Rogers; sister-in-law, Violet Rogers; and granddaughter, Lori Ann Day.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Georgie and Roger Day of McMinnville and Pat and Larry Dennis of McMinnville; three grandchildren and their spouses, Jacqui and Eric Milstead, Kristina and Alan Smith, and Chad and Renea Jones, all of McMinnville; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Benton Rogers of Spencer; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service was held Tuesday, Oct. 8 in High’s Chapel with Carl Smith and Bobby Southard officiating. Burial followed at Town Cemetery in Spencer.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 9, 2013
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.