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Lorene Coppinger, 84
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Updated: Sep 29, 2015, 11:17 PM
Published: Sep 30, 2015, 12:17 AM

Lorene Coppinger, 84, died Saturday, Sept. 26 at her home following an extended illness.
Ms. Coppinger is survived by her children, Darlene (Frank) Sullens and David (Sandy) Coppinger, all of Morrison; sister Hazel Bain of Morrison, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Colonel and Bertha Talbert Owen her husbands, Livy Coppinger and Hubert Logan; daughter, Jean Reed; her brother, Milburn Owen and her sister, Nadine Jones.
She was a member of the Church of Christ and a retired nurse’s aide and homemaker.
Graveside services were held Monday at Talbert Cemetery with All Bugg officiating.
Woodbury Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 30, 2015
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.