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Funeral was held: Friday, June 18, 2020; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 16601 Woolcott Ave., Markham, IL; Interment: Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery: Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th.

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