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Patricia Laine Barnes, 55
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Published: Oct 31, 2013, 11:16 PM

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Patricia Laine Barnes, 55, was born Jan. 8, 1958 and died Oct. 29 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville following a sudden illness.
A sales associate with Walmart and a member of Philadelphia the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Clarence and Ida Lucille Nunley Scott.
She was married Sept. 20, 1975 to Clay Barnes of McMinnville. In addition to her husband, she is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay and Troy Grissom of McMinnville; son, Josh Barnes of Talladega, Ala.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry and Joyce Scott of McMinnville and Jimmy and Marla Scott of McMinnville; two sisters and brother-in-law, Brenda Mullican of McMinnville and Roxanne and Hugh Barnes of McMinnville; three step-grandchildren; mother-in-law, Mildred Barnes of McMinnville; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Bill Eversole and Jeff McCollugh officiating. Burial will follow at Philadelphia Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at High’s. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Barnes family c/o of High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Nov. 1, 2013
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.