Lamar-Monroe-Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Means, J. T. And F. M. 1940
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Barnesville News-Gazette, 1 February 1940, front page
FINAL RITES TO BE HELD FRIDAY FOR J. T. AND F. M. MEANS
Lamar County To Pay Tribute To Beloved Citizens Friday At Fredonia
     Joint funeral services will be conducted from Fredonia Congregational 
Church at eleven (11:00) o'clock Friday morning when final tribute will be 
paid to two brothers, John Thomas Means of Redbone and Frank M. Means of 
Atlanta.  Officiating ministers will be the Rev. W. Carl Parker, pastor, the 
Rev. W. P. Carter and the Rev. F. L. Adams of Atlanta.  Burial will be in the 
church cemetery.
     Both natives of Monroe (now Lamar) County, the Mr. Means were sons of 
James Anderson Means and Elizabeth Allen Means who figured prominently in the 
early development of Fredonia community.
     Mr. Frank Means died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Drewry, in 
Atlanta early Wednesday morning.  He was 88 years of age and had been in 
declining health for several years.  He made his home for 60 years in Fredonia 
community and reared his family there.  He was a well-known farmer, and was a 
member of the Fredonia Congregational Church.  Since his retirement he had 
made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Drewry.
     He is survived by one son, W. V. Means of Jacksonville, Fla.; and five 
daughters, Mrs. J. H. Leonard of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Amy McBrayer, Mrs. W. 
E. Drewry, and Miss Frankie Means of Atlanta, and Mrs. H. H. Smallwood of 
Attapulgus, Georgia; three sisters, Mrs. Martha Franklin of Thomaston, Mrs. W. 
E. Thurmond of Atlanta, and Mrs. R. B. Hamlin of Barnesville.

John Thomas Means
     Mr. John Thomas Means died at his home in Redbone early Thursday after 
suffering a cerebral hemmorrhage early Monday morning.  He was a prominent 
farmer and dairyman of Lamar County.  He was for many years a leader in 
Fredonia church, and was active in conducting his business until he was 
stricken Monday.  He was 84 years of age.
     Survivors include his wife, the former Annie America Thurmond of Forsyth; 
seven daughters, Mrs. Homer A. Sappington and Mrs. E. J. Keadle of 
Barnesville, Misses Hermie and Cola Means of Redbone, Mrs. T. A. Futch of 
Rochelle, Ga., Mrs. Charles Burch of Thomasville, and Mrs. Herman Bankston of 
Mountain View, Ga.; four sons, Berner Means of Redbone, Paul Means of Ben 
Hill, Ga., W. H. Means and W. T. Means of chattanooga, Tenn.; three sisters, 
Mrs. Martha Franklin of Thomaston, Mrs. W. E. Thurmond of Atlanta, and Mrs. R. 
B. Hamlin of Barnesville; the following grandchildren:  Homer Merrill 
Sappington, Annie Bess, Jeanelle, Kenneth, Jack, Dorothy, and Montine Keadle, 
all of Barnesville; Laurice and Bess Means of Ben Hill, Ga.; Mrs. Bill Ford, 
Reubin [sic; should be Reuben], Berner, Harry and Exa Futch of Rochelle, Ga.; 
Alvis Futch of New York; Hazel, Miriam and Henderson Bankston of Mountain 
View, Ga.; Jacqueline and John Thomas Means III of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
     Hundreds of friends and relatives throughout Georgia are planning to 
attend final rites for these two gentlemen who were widely known and highly 
respected throughout this section.
     Long recognized as leaders in the development of this county, Frank and 
Thomas Means were paid the following tribute in the Lamar County History 
(published in 1932):
     "They have been useful and influential citizens, promoting better school 
movements and civic improvements, are staunch members of the Fredonia 
Congregational Church, both are widely known and recognized for their high 
standards of morals embracing integrity and honesty."

Additional Comments:
Francis Marion Means was born on 30 July 1851 in Monroe Co., GA.  He married 
Naomi Frances Welch on 20 July 1873 in Henry Co., GA.  She was the daughter of 
Wesley Cook Welch and Saphronia (Harrison) Welch.

John Thomas Means was born on 31 December 1855 in Monroe Co., GA.  He married 
Annie America Thurmond on 22 February 1882 in Monroe Co., GA.  She was the 
daughter of William Harrison Thurmond, Jr. and Amanda Jane (Buff) Thurmond.

Frank Means and John Thomas Means and their wives are all buried at Fredonia 
Church Cemetery.


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