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Scott, Wendell

July 19, 2024

SCOTT, Wendell

Age 81, of Atlanta, GA, passed July 6, 2024. Funeral Service Friday, July 19, 2024 at 2 PM in our chapel. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, Atlanta.

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Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - West End Chapel

1003 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd

Atlanta, GA

30310

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