Public Viewing of Body on Friday
CNN has the latest on MJ: the late singer’s body will be transported back to the infamous Neverland Ranch by Thursday, in time for a public viewing this Friday.
What’s not yet clear, though, is where Jackson’s final resting place will be. CNN’s article mentions that Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, is lobbying for the burial spot. Will the Jackson family agree?
The singer’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, is asking the family to have him buried there, according to the mayor’s spokeswoman.
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay has been in contact with the Jackson family hoping to make that happen, spokeswoman Lalosa Burns said Tuesday.
The city is planning a memorial service, scheduled for July 10 at U.S. Steel Works ballpark in Gary, Burns said.
It would be “a memorial that’s fit for the prince of peace and a memorial that’s fit for Gary, Indiana’s favorite son, the greatest entertainer that ever lived,” Clay said.
A burial site for the singer could be near a proposed Jackson family museum and a performing arts center, Burns said.