John Turner Frame passed away at his home in Lynn Haven, FL, on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 9:26 am. He was surrounded by loved ones peacefully singing him into God’s kingdom.

John was born in Steele, Missouri, on October 16, 1941 to Madge Turner Frame and Alph Clark Frame. John graduated from Steele High School, and received his Bachelor’s Degree with a major in History and Political Science from the University of Mississippi in 1962. It was there that he met his wife and life-partner, Anne Langford Frame. They were married for over 65 years.

John served on active duty in the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Washington, from 1962 to 1964. Afterward, he was appointed minister at a small church in southeast Missouri. He then went to work booking commodities, where he came into contact with the industry that would provide a vehicle for his success. He went to work as a junior wholesaler for Texas Funds in 1969, which took him and his young family to Atlanta. Not long after, he went to work for Keystone Company of Boston. He traveled extensively, developing the foundation with brokers across the country to help provide opportunities for people to have financial security through investments. He relocated with his family to McLean, Virginia, in 1983, and in 1986 they returned to Atlanta. It was there that he would start a long and fruitful chapter with AIM Funds. After fifteen years of working for them, he retired in 2004.

John had a love for his country, and an inherent duty to serve others. He served his country in the U.S. Army for two years on active duty and for thirty years as an active reserve officer. During that time, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Later, he served in the Tennessee State Guard, where he attained the rank of Major General. With his friend, Jim McGregor, he created a veterans’ support group that he dearly loved, which met weekly at the Costco food court in Cool Springs, Tennessee. It grew from a few former servicemen to 150 veterans, giving support and a common cause of duty, patriotism, and camaraderie to men and women from all walks of life. He was awarded the Adjutant General’s Distinguished Patriot Medal for the state of Tennessee.

John felt an ongoing reverent duty to his Lord, and served consistently in the church.

He took a position as minister at the First Methodist Church of Hornersville, Missouri, in 1964, where, with his wife, he served for a year. He began formal studies at Saint Paul seminary in Kansas City. He received his Master’s of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta in 1976.

John shared his service in Christ across the world with a few different organizations. In 1989, John organized a work mission to the nation of Poland, which was beginning to open from its communist tyranny. It was there that he led a work team to rebuild and to open churches which had been all but destroyed by the communist government during the Cold War.

In the mid-1990s, John helped organize and be part of another mission to the former communist east, traveling to Russia and Kazakhstan to teach and share the gospel of Christ.

He traveled with a men’s group from Brentwood United Methodist Church to Beirut, Lebanon. He traveled several times with this group to teach and preach the gospel of Christ and link middle-eastern and American churches.

John and Anne traveled to other places and remained active with The Missions Society, United Methodist Men, and numerous independent missions which have been the hands, feet, mind, and heart of the body of Christ. John was recognized with the Denman Award for Service in the United Methodist Church.

There were several more accomplishments to note that were of great interest to John. During the 2000 Major League Baseball season, he traveled to every active major league baseball stadium for regular season games, joined by family and friends at many of the stops on this epic journey. He traveled with Anne to places across the world for work and tourism, including places across Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific. He was able to make several very memorable trips to the Holy Land of Israel. Most important were the experiences he shared with his many friends and his family, whether it was eating pizza for Christmas dinner in Colorado or cheering for the Ole Miss Rebels over a telephone line to relay play-by-play news to those who couldn’t see the game.

John is survived by his wife, Anne Langford Frame; his two sons, John T. Frame II and Steven L. Frame; his daughter, Sharon E. Caldwell; his nephew, Brandon R. Jones; as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

“Then Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” Matthew 28:19-20

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the United Methodist Church in Steele. Visitation will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at the John W. German Funeral Home in Steele. Pallbearers will be Spence Jordan, L.J. Palmer, Ralph Grubb, Austin Strange, Brandon Jones, and Michael Caldwell. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery with Full Military Honors.

John W. German Funeral Home of Steele in charge of services