Florence L. Theiss, born August 8, 1924 to Fred and Flossie Sanders in Rock Island, Illinois, passed away January 3, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Florence was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Allen Theiss. She is survived by sons, Timothy Theiss and wife, Debbie, William Theiss and wife, Katja, Thomas Theiss and wife, Gina, and Steven Theiss; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; step-children, Clyde Theiss and wife, Charlcye, and Beverly Enyart and husband, Larry; sister, Frieda Brandt, and numerous other relatives and friends.
Florence faithfully served the Lord and everyone around her all her life.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2013 at Heights Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 816 Roy Street, Houston, Texas 77007. Interment will follow in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas.