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Leon Barnes, 76
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Updated: Sep 10, 2014, 3:53 AM
Published: Sep 10, 2014, 3:54 AM

Leon Barnes, 76, of Smithville died Tuesday morning at DeKalb Community Hospital’s emergency room.
He was born Nov. 4, 1937 in DeKalb County to his parents, the late Grover and Emmy Walls Barnes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, A.B. and Frank Barnes and sister, Lillian Turner.  He was a member of Mt. Hope the Baptist Church of Christ and retired from Cumberland Lumber Company. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ann Barnes; son and daughter-in-law, David and Suzette Barnes; two grandchildren, Kade and Ashley Barnes, all of Smithville; sister-in-law, Anna Ruth Barnes and niece Carolyn (Billy Ross) Rankhorn, all of McMinnville.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Dwight Knowles and Garry McBride officiating with burial to follow at Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., and Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to Mt. Hope the Baptist Church of Christ in memory of Mr. Leon.
 DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.               
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 10, 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.