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Phillip Wayne Coppinger Sr., 83
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Updated: Jun 25, 2011, 8:47 PM
Published: Jun 25, 2011, 9:47 PM

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Phillip Wayne Coppinger Sr., 83, was born Aug. 25, 1927 and died June 23 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following an extended illness.
A retired employee of the State of Tennessee, United States Army veteran of World War II and Korea and member of Lakewood Baptist Church in Beech Grove, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mabel Barnes Coppinger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, T.L., Junior and Winfred Coppinger. 
He was married to Daphene Curtis Coppinger of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Phillip Coppinger Jr., of McMinnville; three grandchildren, Brittanie Marie Coppinger of White Bluff, Valerie Celeste Coppinger Delaby of Donelson, and Alyssa Nycole Coppinger of Mt. Juliet; four great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jordan, Logan and Kaylee; sister, Sarah Coppinger of El Paso, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in High’s Chapel with Tim Farris officiating. Burial will follow at Center Hill Cemetery at Hills Creek with full military honors administered by the American Legion Post 173 and VFW Post 5064. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. until time of service Monday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 26, 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.