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Banks, Miriam

July 8, 2024

BANKS, Miriam

Age 71, of Atlanta, GA, passed June 29, 2024. Funeral Service Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 10 AM, in our chapel. Interment: Westview Cemetery. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel.

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Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - West End Chapel

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Atlanta, GA

30310

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