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Ronald Allen Kuegler, 75
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Updated: Nov 12, 2014, 2:13 AM
Published: Nov 12, 2014, 2:14 AM

Ronald Allen Kuegler, 75, of McMinnville died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville.
He was born June 5, 1939, in Elizabeth, N.J., was a retired title search and abstract examiner, was of the Baptist faith, and served his country in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Kuegler was preceded in death by parents Walter H. and Lillian D. Enock Kuegler.
Survivors include his wife Joanna Cope Kuegler, daughters Michelle Martin, Melody Martin, and Holly (Jason) McBride, grandchildren Haley Nuckols, Kimberly McBride, and Erin McBride, a brother Walt (Elaine) Kuegler, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Janice and Pat Hyder, and nephews Buddy and Kurt Kuegler and Jonathan and Joseph Hyder.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Carl Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. The Kuegler family will receive friends Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.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.) Nov. 12, 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.