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William Arthur Fickling Sr.; Made Macon, Ga., Cherry Tree Capital

William Arthur Fickling Sr., 87, a real estate magnate who was credited with making Macon, Ga., the cherry tree capital of the country. Fickling had a passion for Yoshino cherry trees and gave away more than 120,000 of them. In Macon on Sunday of emphysema.

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