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Reba Sue Lefevers, 73
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Updated: Sep 5, 2014, 1:36 AM
Published: Sep 5, 2014, 1:37 AM

Lebanon resident and Coffee County native Reba Sue Lefevers, 73, was born July 21, 1941 and died Sept. 3 at University Medical Center in Lebanon following a brief illness.
A retired florist with Leaf and Petal Florist in Donelson and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ross and Ida Roberts Jacobs.
She was married April 1, 1960 to George Lefevers of Lebanon. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Lagina Lefevers of Water Valley and Scott Lefevers of Hermitage; sister, Wilma McAfee of Morrison; brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Nan Jacobs of Mud Creek; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at High’s Chapel with Roger Comstock officiating. Burial will follow at Morrison Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of service Friday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 5, 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.