JoAnn T. Bryant

Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland announces the death of Mrs. JoAnn T. Bryant, age 73 of Sautee. Mrs. Bryant passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness.

Born in Summerville, Georgia on October 30, 1935, Mrs. Bryant was the daughter of the late Dave Thomas and Irene Gilbert Thomas. She had lived in DeKalb County before moving to White County in 1987. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bryant is preceded in death by her son, Charles Wayne Bryant Jr.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Wayne Bryant Sr, Sautee; sons and daughters in law, Stephen & Kelly Bryant, Sautee; Michael & Lisa Bryant, Carnesville; sister and brother in law, Mary Lou & Alvin Curtis, Dalton; sister, and brother in law, Alice & David Mansfield, Dalton; brother and sister in law, Frank & Mary Carswell Jr., Kingsport, Tenn.; grandchildren, Charles Wayne Bryant III, and wife Michelle, Melissa Ann Bryant, Eric Bryant and wife Angie and Lindsey Bryant; great grandchildren, Anna Bryant and Emma Bryant.

Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 Pm, Monday, April 20, 2009 from Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony Shore and the Rev. Dan Eller officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home of Sunday evening from 6 to 8 PM.

Flowers will be acknowledged or memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Green Team) 743 Spring St., Gainesville, Georgia 30501 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK. 73123-1718.

Alexander Funeral Home of Cleveland in charge of arrangements.