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Thousands attend Chick-fil-A owner’s funeral

By Washington Examiner
Published September 10, 2014 9:12pm ET
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Thousands attend Chick-fil-A owner’s funeral
Andrew Cathy, grandson of Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy reads scripture during the funeral service for Cathy, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at First Baptist Jonesboro in Jonesboro, Ga. Cathy, 93, died on Monday. Cathy rose from poverty by building a privately held restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT | Kent D. Johnson

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of people attended a public funeral on Wednesday for Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, the fast food mogul who rose from poverty to build a chain famous for its boneless chicken sandwich and for closing on Sundays.

Cathy died Monday at age 93. His grandson, Andrew Cathy, was one of several speakers who shared memories of him at First Baptist Church in Jonesboro.

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