Joan Ellington Whatley,87, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Kingsbridge Home, Brevard, NC 28712.Her funeral will be Saturday, January 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Arlington Methodist Church with Rev. Buddy Coss officiating.Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Arlington, GA with Eric Whatley, Paul Adair, Thomas Whatley, Ben Whatley, Shane Whatley and John David Clark serving as pallbearers.Visitation will be held on Friday evening, January 11, 2019, at Manry Jordan Hodges Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mrs. Whatley was born on December 15, 1931, in Edison, GA, to the late Joseph Ellington and Dixie Diamond Rogers Ellington. She was a homemaker and a retired insurance agent.Other than her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Paul Whatley; one sister, Carolyn Thomas; two brothers, James and Edward Ellington.
Her survivors include one daughter, Wendi (Scott) Adair of Brevard, NC; three sons, Robbie (Julie) Whatley, Leary, GA, Larry (Debra) Whatley, Colquitt, GA and Joe Whatley, Murrayville, GA.She is also survived by seven grandchildren; Scott (Maureen) Whatley, Shane (Liz) Whatley, Eric (Kendall) Whatley, Paul Adair, Ellington Adair, Amanda (Kyle) Hammock and Breanna (Michael) Griffin; 8 great-grandchildren; Aiden, Chap, Bo, Thomas, Ben and Dylan Whatley, Braxton Griffin and Brylee Griffin.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests that contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Organization at the following link:
http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Events/Tributes-AlzheimersChapions?pxfid=528359&fr_id=1060&pg=fund