Joni Sledge

Joan Elise Sledge (13 September 1956 – 10 March 2017), better known as Joni Sledge, was an American singer–songwriter and producer. Sledge was best known as a founding member of the American family vocal group Sister Sledge. Sledge died from unknown circumstances on March 10, 2017 at age 60.
Sledge had one child, a son named Thaddeus. Sledge was found dead by a friend at her home on 11 March 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, She was 60 years old. Sledge's cause of death is unknown.