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Boykin, Sammion

June 12, 2024

BOYKIN, Sammion

Age 20, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed on June 4, 2024. Services pending. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Decatur.

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South DeKalb Chapel - Decatur

4347 Flat Shoals Pkwy., South Dekalb

Decatur, GA

30034

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