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Ora Ardis Walker, 86
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Published: Aug 2, 2014, 7:08 PM

Mrs. Ora Ardis Walker, 86, of McMinnville died Saturday, Aug. 2.
She was born Sept. 15, 1927, in Nashville, was a homemaker and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by parents Harvey Eugene and Ethel May Call Ward, her husband L.D. Walker, brother John Ward, special aunt Bessie Pease, father-in-law and mother-in-law Louis and Martha Walker, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Carl and Frankie Walker, brother-in-law Lewis Cantrell, sister-in-law and brother –in-law Inez and Joe Boren, and sisters-in-law Rosetta Hickerson and Marion Ward.
Survivors include her son Dr. David Walker and wife Angela of McMinnville, her brother Nelson Ward of Roseville, MI, and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Clifford and Virgie Walker, Leroy and Reba Walker and Juanita Cantrell. Many nieces, nephews, family members, and friends also survive.
Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Pastors Bratten and Faye Tucker will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. The Walker family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 3, 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.