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Mildred Doris Beard, 76
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Updated: Sep 15, 2015, 11:20 PM
Published: Sep 16, 2015, 12:20 AM

Mildred Doris Beard, 76, of McMinnville died Sunday at NHC Health Care Center in McMinnville.
She was born July 14, 1939 in Warren County and was a retired bank teller with First National Bank and a member of New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church. Ms. Beard was preceded in death by parents Charlie and Birdie Young West and a brother Everett West.
Survivors include her sons Terry Beard and Steve Beard; grandchildren, Brandon Beard, Jamie (Nathan) Thomas and David Beard; four great-grandchildren, Kayden Coates, Baylor Beard, Jackson Thomas, and Lincoln Thomas, brothers Clyde (Ruth) West, Wilburn (Frances) West; sister, Evon (Jimmy) Davis, sister-in-law Hazel West; former daughter-in-law Liz Beard; special friend, Emma Casey; four nieces, and two nephews.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Ricky Arnold will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. The Beard family will receive friends Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 16, 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.