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Thomas Tommy Wilson Bailey, 67
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Updated: Oct 13, 2015, 11:37 PM
Published: Oct 14, 2015, 12:37 AM

Thomas “Tommy” Wilson Bailey, 67, of Spring Hill passed away Oct. 11.
A veteran of the U.S. Army where he served two terms in Vietnam, he was a livestock auctioneer for over 52 years and he was very dedicated to his family and friends.
Mr. Bailey was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Helen Bailey and his first wife, Bettye Lou Warren Bailey. He is survived by his wife, Becky McGinness Bailey; son, Thomas Jay Bailey; daughter, Katy Bailey, all of Spring Hill; sisters, Jean (Dewey) Lyner of Heflin, Ala., and Sherry (Carl) Lanius of Mt. Pleasant; grandchildren, Bettylou Raven Bailey, Jackson Bailey, Levi Melton and Garrett Melton.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home with Houston Marshall, Jeff Lyner and Bobby Maxwell officiating. Interment follows in Williamson Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services. 615-794-2289. www.williamsonmemorial.com.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 14, 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.