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Kenneth Randolph Hayes, 68
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Updated: Aug 6, 2011, 8:28 PM
Published: Aug 6, 2011, 9:26 PM

Kenneth Randolph Hayes, 68, of McMinnville died Friday morning at River Park Hospital.
Mr. Hayes was a retired truck driver with Airco Gas Co. and was a nurseryman. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Roland and Ella Jane Hayes, wife Doris Hayes and two sisters Nannie Mai Easterly and Irene Hayes, two brothers Alton and J.C. Hayes.
He is survived by two daughters Tracie Dunn and Kim and Dale Nunley, six grandchildren Meagan Butcher, Madison and Hailey Taylor, Braiden Dunn, Bryce Fulton and Taylor Nunley, all of McMinnville, two brothers Harry Lee Hayes of McMinnville and Toy Hayes of Smithville, and one sister Frances Hayes of Smithville.
Funeral service will be held today at 1:30 p.m. from the chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home with Bro. David Mahan officiating and internment following at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation is today from 11 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be given to the funeral home to help with burial expenses.
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 7, 2011
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.