Aretha Franklin funeral set for August 31 in Detroit

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Aretha Franklin funeral set for August 31 in Detroit

 

A crown, flowers and pictures are shown placed at Aretha Franklin's star on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

(Reuters) - A funeral for the late soul music star Aretha Franklin has been scheduled for Aug. 31 in Detroit, following a two-day public viewing of her casket, and her body will be entombed at a family gravesite, relatives announced on Friday through a publicist.

 

Franklin, the preacher's daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning "Queen of Soul" with such hit songs as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," died on Thursday at the age of 76.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-08-18

[Boon Mee]

She was fantastic in the movie Blues Brothers. 

RIP Aretha. 

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On 8/18/2018 at 8:43 AM, Boon Mee said:

She was fantastic in the movie Blues Brothers. 

RIP Aretha. 

One of my all time favorite movies. Aretha is a legend that will stand for decades, if not longer.