Published: Sunday, March 11, 2007
Brown's body put in crypt at daughter's home
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — James Brown's body was placed in a crypt Saturday at the Beech Island home of one of the soul singer's daughters, a spokeswoman for the Rev. Al Sharpton said.
Sharpton presided over the private ceremony held for family and a few friends at the home of Deanna Brown Thomas, Rachel Noerdlinger said.
The service took place more than two months after the singer died in an Atlanta hospital. Brown died Dec. 25 at age 73.
The service was in sharp contrast to elaborate funerals for the Godfather of Soul held in the days after his death in New York and Augusta, Ga., where more than 8,500 people filled an arena bearing his name.
The crypt likely will not be Brown's final resting place. A public mausoleum is being built and its location will be announced once it is completed, Noerdlinger said.
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