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Rudolph B. Rudy Newby, 94
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Updated: Mar 17, 2018, 8:14 PM
Published: Mar 17, 2018, 8:15 PM

Rudolph B. “Rudy” Newby of Tullahoma passed this life Wednesday, March 14 at his home at the age of 94.

Mr. Newby was born in Warren County in the Daylight community to the late Sam H. and Bertha E. Newby. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II and went on to work as an insurance agent with Kentucky Central Insurance. Mr. Newby was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Tullahoma where he had served as a deacon and trustee. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Life Underwriters.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife Florene Newby; one son George Stephen Newby; one daughter Claudia Reed Newby; brothers G.W. Newby, his twin, Randolph Newby, J. Paul Newby and Clayburn Robinson; and sisters Lowry Turner, Rowena Boyd, and Jim Newby Robinson.

Mr. Newby is survived by daughter Libby Sohrabi and her husband Nader of Wartrace; grandchildren Erin Carner and her husband Matt, Allison Newby, Nick Sohrabi and his wife Melissa, Evan Sohrabi and his wife Heather, and Carrie Miller and her husband Jesse; and great-grandchildren, Jackson, Shepherd and Allison Carner, June, Ivy, Audrey and Owen Sohrabi and Mason and Ella Miller.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. at Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with pastors Andy Stallings and Kevin Ivy officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to Hospice Compassus, 110 East Lauderdale Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388.

Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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.