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Shepard, Angela

May 24, 2024

SHEPARD, Angela

Age 41, of Jonesboro, GA, passed away on May 14, 2024. Funeral service will be held Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 1 PM, at Evergreen Church, Bluffton, GA. Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home of Riverdale, GA.

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Funeral Home Information

Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - Riverdale Chapel

6580 Church St.

Riverdale, GA

30274

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