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William Earl Bill Womack, 82
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Updated: Aug 25, 2012, 7:14 PM
Published: Aug 25, 2012, 7:15 PM

Warren County native William Earl “Bill” Womack, 82, died Aug. 25 at his home after an extended illness.
A dairy farmer, carpenter and nurseryman and a member of Trinity Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
The son of the late Glover Alton and Verdie Mae Kelley Womack; he was also preceded in death by granddaughter-in-law, Becky Womack; brothers, Jessie A., Clarence V., and Wilburn C. Womack; and sister, Mable Gibson Nash.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Smith Womack of McMinnville; children and spouses, David and Nancy Womack, Sandra Brown, William Jeffery and Wanda Womack, all of McMinnville, Pamela Womack and Bruce Gitelman of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren and their spouses, Jeffery Bryan Womack, Candice and Jackie Matheny Jr., Heath and Brandi Womack, Ben Brown and Corey Brown, all of McMinnville; step-grandchildren, Jimmy Martin, Paul and wife Andrea Martin, all of McMinnville; great-grandchildren, Alton and Kaylee Womack of McMinnville; step-great-grandchildren, Jay Martin and Rebecca Lynn Lance of McMinnville; brother and wife, Ralph and Linda Womack of McMinnville; sister and brothers-in-law, Elsie M. Fugate, Ramona Alice and E.F. Smith, Dima and J.W. Craddock, all of McMinnville; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Baptist Church with Ted Stoffle, Paul Allen Smith and Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Hill Cemetery at Trinity. Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. today at High’s, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Baptist Church.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 26, 2012
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.