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Roselee Land Smithers, 92
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Updated: Jun 28, 2014, 7:46 PM
Published: Jun 28, 2014, 7:47 PM

Roselee Land Smithers, 92, was born Oct. 2, 1921, in Dunlap and died June 27 at Raintree Manor Nursing Center in McMinnville.
She was a homemaker, a former employee of Levi Strauss Company, and member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Mrs. Smithers was preceded in death by parents, Mason and Vergie Brown Land; husband, Maurice Smithers, sisters Lizzie Seals, Maebelle Long, and Lucille Myers; brothers, Arcie Land, Thomas Land, Isaac Land, and Franklin Land, and son-in-law James M. Martin.
Survivors include daughters, Virginia (James) Fishel, Christeen (John) Kaylor, and Deborah Martin; grandchildren, Teresa (David) Crouch, Jason (Suzanne) Haley, and Marisa (Brian) Hefflefinger; great-grandchildren, Brandon (Chrishelle) Crouch, Brandon and Hailey Cooper, and Austin and Ellie Hefflefinger, and sister Mary Sullivan. Many nieces, nephews, family members, and friends also survive.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor David McMinn will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m., and Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or their building fund at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 4083 Yager Road, McMinnville, TN 37110.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 29, 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.