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Martha Maxine Anderson, 76
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Updated: Jun 16, 2011, 10:44 PM
Published: Jun 16, 2011, 11:43 PM

Martha Maxine Anderson, 76, of McMinnville (Irving College community) died Thursday, June 16 at her residence.
She was born Aug. 30, 1934, in McMinnville and was a homemaker who loved her pets, and a member of Hebron Church of Christ. Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by her parents Mack and Earline Woodlee Killian; husband Elbert Nelson Anderson Jr.; daughter Martha Annette Peterson; and brothers Jim Houston Killian and Freeman Killian.
Survivors include her sons, Elbert and wife Linda Anderson, Tony Anderson, and Terry Anderson; sisters, Helen Patrick and Frances Campbell, all of McMinnville; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service is 2:30 p.m. Sunday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Chris Perry will officiate. Interment will follow at Center Hill Cemetery at Hills Creek. The Anderson family will receive friends Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m., and again Sunday from noon until 2:30 p.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 17, 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.