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Jannie Marie means

Jannie Marie Means, 78, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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

Jannie was preceded in death by her father, Tillmon Jones, Sr. and 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; niece, Inetha Collier Word; and nephew, 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 large number of grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; cousins; nieces and nephews; other family members and friends.

Jannie will lie in state at Taylor Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 20 at 9:30 am. The funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel with Pastor Jeffrey Wilson giving the eulogy. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.