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Birda Billiner …..Visitation will be held: Friday, July 10, 2020; 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. @ St. John Baptist Church, 9321 S cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL; Repast will be held: Saturday, July 11, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.; Interment: Cemetery: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Continued

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