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Sherry Alford Carter, 51
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Updated: May 4, 2013, 6:56 PM
Published: May 4, 2013, 6:57 PM

Sherry Alford Carter, 51, local artist and nurse of Shelbyville and a Coffee County native, died from cancer Thursday, May 2, at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
She was a nurse for more than 25 years. Additionally, she taught china painting and other classes as a volunteer at the Shelbyville-Bedford County Senior Citizens Center as well as selling her art in shops in Bell Buckle and Wartrace. She was baptized at Westwood Church of Christ in McMinnville and attended church in Shelbyville. She was the daughter of Jeff and Judy Mason Prosser of Shelbyville.
She is survived by her parents; her husband, Robert Carter of Shelbyville; her two sons, Jason (Denise) Myers of Christiana, and Christopher (Misti) Fritz of Shelbyville; two grandsons, Mason Fritz and Callum Fritz of Shelbyville; one brother Barry (Melissa) Alford of Shelbyville; three sisters Jean (Brent) Alford Brock of McMinnville, Melissa Alford Hice of Manchester, and Kerri Martin Troxel of Shelbyville; nieces Bailey Brock of McMinnville, Carly Troxel of Franklin, Casey Alford of Tullahoma, Brittany Evans of Manchester and nephews Ryan Alford of Manchester, Grant Troxel of Franklin, Noah Shoemaker of Shelbyville, James Marler of Manchester, Buddy Wayne Evans of Tullhoma and six great nieces and nephews.
The family will have a private memorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent in Sherry’s name to Shelbyville-Bedford County Senior Citizens Center, 111 J.G. Helton Drive, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 5, 2013
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.