F.M. married Frances and they had four children: Gloria, Larry, Michael, & Rick. The family moved to Andalusia, AL, in 1941 while F.M. was a salesman for Lance. They were members of the First Baptist Church of Andalusia.
After working with Lance for 18 years, F.M. retired and started Andalusia Distributing Company along with Frances and another person. F.M. remained involved with the company right up until his death.F.M. died on February 28, 2000, in a Montgomery, AL, hospital, at the age of 85.