Emily Carroll Blount

A native of Athens, Emily was the daughter of the late John and Chloris Carroll West Blount. She was a 1976 graduate of Athens Academy and attended Brenau University, Georgia Southern University, and the University of Georgia, where she was a loyal member of the Phi Mu sorority. She worked for Wyeth Laboratories, was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church, and a sustaining member of the Athens Junior League. Emily was a longtime resident of the Five Points/Glenwood neighborhood and loved her neighbors and friends in this community.

Survivors include brother, Gregory W. Blount and wife, Jane, of Atlanta; aunt, Betty West Knox of Charlotte, NC; nephew, George Whitfield Blount, and niece, Greer Woodruff Blount, both of Atlanta.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4 at the chapel of Bernstein Funeral Home led by Dr. Stewart Simms, with a reception for family and friends to follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA). Donations can be mailed to the attention of Nancy Braun at 135 Parkinson Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305 or they can be made online at www.apdaoptimism.org. Alternatively, donations may be made to the Greater Atlanta Lupus Foundation, 340 Interstate North Parkway, NW, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Online condolences may be offered at www.bernsteinfuneralhome.com.

Bernstein Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.