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Roger Harlan Wilmore, 57
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Published: Jan 7, 2015, 12:15 AM

Roger Harlan Wilmore, 57, of McMinnville died Monday, Jan. 5, at River Park Hospital.
He was born Sept. 25, 1957 in McMinnville and was a former machinist with A.O. Smith, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church. Mr. Wilmore was preceded in death by his father, Julian H. Wilmore and mother, Naomi Melton Wilmore Madewell.
Survivors include his daughters, Autumn Wilmore and Ali Wilmore; former wife, Connie Wilmore; sisters, Patsy (Ronnie) Greene and Debbie Foster, and brother, Ronnie (Becky) Wilmore. Nieces, nephews, family members, and friends also survive.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. David Daugherty will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Military grave rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 173 and VFW Post 5064. The Wilmore family will receive friends Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. and again Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 7, 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.