Michael Shane Tinsley

Michael Shane Tinsley, 54, of Covington, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his residence.

Michael was born on December 7, 1970, in Houston, to parents, John Wayne and Jimmye Bunch Tinsley. He was a graduate of Dayton High School and a superintendent for Trumbo, Inc. Michael also enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Mr. Tinsley was preceded in death by his father: John Wayne Tinsley. He is survived by his wife of 36 years: Christine Sumpter Tinsley, son: Michael Hayden Tinsley and wife Millie, daughter: Michaela Anne Cooley and husband Jacob, mother: Jimmye Beth Bunch Tinsley, sisters: Rhonda Byrd, Susan Hemmenway, and Alicia Empson, grandchildren: Corinna Tinsley and Ryance Cooley, numerous other relatives, and friends.

The family will greet friends from 9:30 to 10 a.m., with funeral services at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 25, 2025, at the Sterling Funeral Home Chapel with interment following at Palms Memorial Park Cemetery in Dayton.

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Before creating Bluebonnet News in 2018, Vanesa Brashier was a community editor for the Houston Chronicle/Houston Community Newspapers. During part of her 12 years at the newspapers, she was assigned as the digital editor and managing editor for the Humble Observer, Kingwood Observer, East Montgomery County Observer and the Lake Houston Observer, and the editor of the Dayton News, Cleveland Advocate and Eastex Advocate. Over the years, she has earned more than two dozen writing awards, including Journalist of the Year.

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