Aretha News Round-Up: Cause of Death, Funeral Plans
Aretha Franklin’s death certificate has surfaced, and we now know her official cause of death. TMZ obtained the document and reports The Queen of Soul died due to pancreatic cancer….
NASHVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 19: The Queen of Soul & Living Legend Aretha Franklin performs to a SRO audience at the Ryman Auditorium on October 19, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesAretha Franklin’s death certificate has surfaced, and we now know her official cause of death.
TMZ obtained the document and reports The Queen of Soul died due to pancreatic cancer.
As for the funeral/memorial plans for Franklin, TMZ also reports she will be buried in Detroit’s Woodlawn Cemetery, which is also the resting place of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
While a private funeral for family and close friends is planned to take place at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, a 4-day public memorial is reportedly going to be taking place at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History where Franklin’s open casket will be on display. So far, the museum’s is not currently listing any details of the reported service taking place.
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
