Obituaries
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Beavers, Joseph

April 12, 2024

BEAVERS, III, Joseph

Age 57, of Atlanta, GA, passed April 7, 2024. Funeral Service Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 1 PM, in our Chapel. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel.

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Funeral Home Information

Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - West End Chapel

1003 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd

Atlanta, GA

30310

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