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Home Going Events for Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin's funeral will be held Aug. 31 in Detroit, the late Queen of Soul's hometown.The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. local time at Greater Grace Temple. It will be limited to Franklin's family and friends.

The public will be able to pay their respects at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, where Franklin will lay in state on Aug. 28 and Aug. 29.

Aretha will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, along with her father Rev. C.L. Franklin; sisters Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin; brother Cecil Franklin; and nephew Thomas Garrett.


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