Emma Joann Whisnant (6-13-11)

PENDERGRASS – Emma Joann Whisnant, 51, died Monday June 13, 2011 at the Athens Regional Medical Center.

Born in Barrow County, she was the daughter of James Whisnant and the late Dovie Chrisley Whisnant.

Survivors, along with her father, include a daughter, April Trammel, Athens; siblings, Steve Whisnant, Pendergrass, Larry Whisnant, Jefferson, and Jamie Brown, Commerce; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 16, from the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with Loy Reed, Steve Whisnant and the Rev. Bo Whisnant officiating. Burial will follow in the Oconee Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, at the funeral home.

Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.