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Confer, James

July 28, 2024

CONFER, James Arthur

James Arthur Confer, 79, passed away at home on July 24, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. He held sales leadership and management positions during his 45-year career in paperboard packaging and spent the last 28 years in Atlanta. He grew up in Kent, OH, earned a BS in Aerospace Technology from Kent State University in 1967 and an MBA in finance from Southern Illinois University in 1973. After college, he served 5 years in the Air Force as a navigator, saw action in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged as a Captain. He leaves Judy, his wife of 59 years; his son, Christopher (Jamee) Wyomissing, PA, and son, Matthew (Katie); grandchildren, Ann-Dallas and Payne, Jackson, WY. Fischer Funeral Care Atlanta, is handling arrangements, www.FischerPerimeterChapel.com

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Fischer Funeral Care & Cremation Services

3742 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd

Atlanta, GA

30341

https://www.fischerperimeterchapel.com/

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