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Letitia Dawn Seals, 39
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Updated: Jul 9, 2016, 4:58 PM
Published: Jul 9, 2016, 5:58 PM

Letitia Dawn Seals, 39, of McMinnville, formerly of Dunlap, died Wednesday morning, July 6, at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her father, Donnie Seals.
She is survived by her partner of 15 years, Willard Powell III; three sons, Benjamen Myers, Alexander Myers and Jackson Powell, all of McMinnville; mother Lila Seals; maternal grandmother Loretta Land; paternal grandmother Lela Mae Seals, all of Dunlap; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
     Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Standefer-Reed Funeral Home chapel. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com.
Arrangements by Standefer-Reed Funeral Home, 50 May Road, Dunlap.
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.