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Funeral Services for Chef Ria Pell Set for Saturday

Funeral services for Ria Pell, the beloved chef and owner of Ria's Bluebird in Grant Park will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 30, at Westview Cemetery, 1680 Westview Drive SW in Atlanta.

Pell, 44, died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 24.

Here is the posting Ria's Bluebird staff posted on the restaurant's Facebook page:

On Sunday, November 24th our beloved friend and leader Ria Pell unexpectedly passed away. She was found in her Grant Park home Sunday afternoon. She died suddenly from an undetected enlarged heart. She will be missed by all. 
Services will be held Saturday, the 30th of November at 12:00 pmWestview Cemetery
On December 3rd Ria's Bluebird will reopen with the same integrity you've come to know and respect. As always... No substitutions.


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