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Wavie Lillian Panter Stacy, 99
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Updated: May 18, 2011, 3:35 PM
Published: May 18, 2011, 4:35 PM

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wavie Lillian Panter Stacy, 99, was born April 27, 1912 and died May 16 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro following a brief illness. 
A retired nursery worker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Myrtle Christian Panter. She was married to Richard H. Stacy, who preceded her in death. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Donnie Joe Stacy; four brothers, O.C., Jack, Dub and Aud Panter and two sisters, Jadie Clendenon and Pearl Boyd. 
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Frank C. and Marie Stacy of McMinnville; daughter and son-in-law, Jewell D. and Franklin Standifer of Aiken, S.C.; three grandchildren, Dean Standifer of Augusta, S.C., Ricky and Fay Stacy of Winchester, and Dondi and Gino Volz of McKinney, Texas; three great-grandchildren; sister, Wilma Powers of McMinnville and several nieces and nephews. 
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in High’s Chapel with Bruce Atnip officiating. Burial will follow at Center Hill Cemetery at Hills Creek. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today, and 8 a.m. until time of service Thursday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) May 18, 2011
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.