Finnie More ("F.M.") Hodges Jones was born on April 5, 1914, in Georgia. The fifth child and second son born to Jocie Maybelle Morgan and David H. Jones Sr., F.M. grew up in Winder, GA.
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.