Jannie Marie means

Jannie Marie Means, 78, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died Sunday, November 10, 2024.

Jannie was born in Limestone County, Al. She retired from Cigna Health Center as an eligibility specialist in 2006. She was married to William Ellis Means for 59 years.

Jannie was preceded in death by her father, Tillmon Jones, Sr. and by mother Alma Jones; husband, William Ellis Means; father-in-law, Ralph Means, Sr.; brother-in-law, Ralph (Mary Ruth) Means, Jr.; mother-in-law, Rosa Mae Pounds Means; stepmother, Arie Means; two brothers-in-law, Freddie Collier and Albert “Chuckie” Fifer; sister, Evella Jones Fifer; first cousin, Charlene Elizabeth Nelson; aunts, Grovenia Pounds Perryman and Ruth Sanders; granddaughter, Inetha Collier Word; and grandson, Freddie Collier, Jr.

She is survived by her daughters, Kathryn (William) Hall, Sonya Holmes, Tara (Corey) Campbell and Jannelle Means; brothers, Darnell Jones and Tillmon Jones, Jr.; sisters, Alma (Don) Hunt and Lorene Collier; brother-in-law, Thomas E. (Tempie) Means, Sr.; a host of grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces; grandchildren; cousins; other relatives and friends.

Jannie will lie Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 9:30 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel with Pastor Jeffrey Wilson as eulogist. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.