Obituaries
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Shovely, Broderick

Aug 23, 2024

SHOVELY, III, Broderick

Age 21, of Atlanta, GA, passed August 12, 2024. Funeral Service Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 1 PM; New Piney Grove Miss. Bpt. Church. 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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