The Queen of Soul’s family is planning to hold a memorial service for the beloved singer at a museum in Detroit, Michigan.
Aretha
Franklin passed away at her home in Detroit. She was fighting a
battle with pancreatic cancer which she lost on Thursday, days after
it was reported that the 76-year-old was seriously ill.
According
to a source, it seems as though her family has already picked out a
location for the Respect singer’s memorial service. It will be a
public memorial taking place at the Charles H. Wright Museum of the
African American History in Detroit. It is the same place where the
public viewing of Rosa Parks, civil rights activist, was held
following her death in 2005.
Some
sources revealed that a traditional church memorial was not what
Aretha’s family had in mind as thousands of mourners are likely to
show up. Considering that, the museum is the best option. Aretha was
a frequent visitor at the museum too.
There
is supposed to be a lot of singing at the funeral and it will be an
open casket. However, the date is not set yet.
The
Blast has revealed that extra security has been brought in by the
officials at Swanson Funeral home in Detroit so that nobody has
access to Aretha’s remains. Her body was collected by white company
hearses on Thursday.
Glynn
Turman, Aretha’s ex-husband, who was married to the singer from
1978 to 1984, recalled his visit with her during the final days while
appearing on the U.K. show Good Morning Britain via video call. He
mentioned how strong Aretha was and while holding her wrist which was
not more than skin and bone at that moment, was full of life. He said
he got the sense that Aretha was fighting all the way.
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