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Benton, Gregory

July 16, 2024

BENTON, Gregory

Mr. Gregory B. Benton of Atlanta, Georgia passed on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 11:00 AM, at Woods Memorial Baptist Church, 5665 Old National Hwy., College Park, Georgia 30349. Interment Washington Memorial Garden, 700 Jordan Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033. A viewing will be held today, July 16, 2024, in our Chapel from 11 AM - 7 PM. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the church day of service at 10:15 AM. Pollard and Moore Funeral Home, Inc., 827 Pollard Blvd., SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30315, 404-688-7073.

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Pollard Funeral Home, Inc.

827 Pollard Boulevard SW

Atlanta, GA

30315

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