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Hollis, Ulysses

Aug 30, 2024

HOLLIS, Sr., Deacon Ulysses "Russ"

Deacon Ulysses "Russ" Hollis, Sr., age 100, of Atlanta, GA, passed August 25, 2024. Funeral Service Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 12 PM, Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Entombment: Lincoln Cemetery. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel.




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Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - West End Chapel

1003 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd

Atlanta, GA

30310

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