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Harris, Debora

Aug 17, 2024

HARRIS, Debora C.

Debora Cassondra Harris, a resident of Fairburn, Georgia, was born on April 8, 1957, and passed away peacefully on August 7, 2024, at the age of 67. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM on August 19, 2024, at the Elizabeth Chapel of Alfonso Dawson Mortuary. In lieu of flowers and other expressions of kindness, the family requests that donations be made to the Carrie Steel-Pitts Home or the American Cancer Society in her memory.

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Alfonso Dawson Mortuary

3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Atlanta, GA

30311

https://alfonsodawsonmortuary.com/

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