Obituaries
Obituaries

Woods, Grady

July 26, 2024

WOODS, Jr., Grady

Age 78, of Atlanta, GA, passed July 24, 2024. Funeral Service Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 1 PM, Saint Mark Bpt. Church. Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel.

View the obituary on Legacy.com

Funeral Home Information

Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home - West End Chapel

1003 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd

Atlanta, GA

30310

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