MEANS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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MEANS, Mary Odineal FEWEL 1820 - 1887

Clinton MO, Oct 8 1887 - Died, at the residence of her son, M. H. Means, at Lewis, 
Mrs. Mary O. Means, after suffering fifteen days with the remittent fever, on 
September 25 1887. Born in Rockingham county, N.C., January 31, 1820 and was 
67. With her father, Zach Fewel, and family she moved to Missouri in 1832, 
stopping about one year in New Franklin, Howard county. In the fall of 1833, the 
family moved to the western part of Benton county. In 1834, Mr. Fewel was sent 
to the Legislature from the county. He spent the remainder of his life with his 
family at the old homestead until he died in 1842. Mary O. Fewel was married to 
her beloved husband, H. H. Means, September 5, 1844. He survives her. They had 
eight children, five boys and three girls, all still living. Six were present when 
the spirit of their beloved mother was wafted above. Z. T. Means, her third son, 
who resides in Illinois, came in answer to a telegram and remained with her for 
several days but thinking her better, he returned home two days before her death. 
B. F. Means, second son, who lives in Callaway, did not receive news of her illness 
until too late to see her. Mrs. Means never belonged to any church yet was a 
devout believer in religion and about two years ago made a profession at a series 
of meetings at the M. E. Church at Lewis, coming forward and professing her hope 
in Christ and asking the prayers of the church. She had been deprived of natural 
eyesight about 12 years, but as this would grew dark, the bright Star of 
Bethlehem beamed forth to guide her onward. Buried at the Lewis cemetery on the 
26th.


MEANS, Thomas Ray 1943 - 1999

Kansas City Star, Dec 9 1999 - Thomas Ray Means, 56, Blue Springs, MO, died 
Tuesday, December 7, 1999, at his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, 
December 10, at Plaza Heights Baptist Church, Blue Springs, MO, followed by a 2 
p.m. graveside service at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 
p.m. Thursday, at Webb-Freer funeral Home, Blue Springs, MO. Memorial 
contributions may be made to the church. Mr. Means was born March 25, 1943, in 
Clinton, MO. Thomas was a member of Plaza Heights Baptist Church. Tom was a 
deacon and active in the Men's Ministry of the church. Tom had been an active 
deacon in churches of which he was a member since 1976. Tom graduated from 
Clinton High School in 1961. He served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army earning the 
National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze 
Stars, the republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 
and Sharpshooter Badge. Tom was a member of the V.F.W. Thomas was a driver for 
Blue Springs Truck Line at the time of his death. Two of tom's favorite hobbies, 
were fly fishing and driving his John Deere Tractor on the family farm. He was 
preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Velda Means, and his father, Kenneth Melvin 
Means. Tom's survivors include his wife, Linda Kay Means, of the home; a son, 
daughter-in-law, and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Means and Coleman, Austin, 
TX; a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bryan, Lee's Summit, MO; 
one sister, Shirley Jean Evans, Sedalia, MO; one brother, Alan Kelly Means, 
Colorado Springs, CO. Tom Means lived his life by being a constant and 
unwavering example of the values that meant the most to him - honesty, 
integrity, a being a Christian example to those with whom he came into contact. 
Tom Means was also very mechanically gifted and always had a knack of 
repairing, fixing, or overhauling anything that required his time and attention. 
Anybody that came into contact with Tom Means understood very quickly that 
they were dealing with a different sort of man. He was a big, gentle man who got 
on well with nearly everyone he met. Although he was not in the best of health, 
he always was concerned about the health and welfare of others. (Arrangements: 
Webb-Freer Funeral Home, Blue Springs, MO, (816-229-2101)

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