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*We’ve got news regarding the funeral for Dennis Edwards, the former lead singer for the Temptations who died last week.
Edwards died in Chicago, but his public visitation and “Celebration of Life” will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Faith Miracle Temple in St. Louis where he had been a resident since the 80s.
Meanwhile, in his former hometown, Detroit, people will be able to pay their respects to the Motown star during a memorial service at 11am Feb. 17 at Little Rock Baptist Church, 9000 Woodward, in Detroit. The public is invited to the service, said the Rev. James Holley, pastor of the Detroit church.
“We’re hoping Motown will be celebrating (Edwards’ life) with us,” said Holley on Wednesday when announcing the service. “We felt like we (owed) this to the family.
“You can’t think of Motown without the Temptations, and you can’t think of the Temptations without Motown,” Rev. Holley told the Detroit News.
Edwards’ first cousin, Leon Fuller of Detroit, said it only seems natural to have a memorial service for Edwards in Detroit because “he came from Detroit… He went to Cass Tech (but graduated from Eastern High School). He’s well-known here, and Motown was here.”
As we reported, Edwards, 74, died Thursday at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center. His death has been attributed to complications from meningitis but a spokeswoman for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Edwards’ death is under investigation by Chicago police and that the official cause and manner are pending.
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Weeks before Edwards’ death, a personal protection order was filed by the Health Care Consortium of Illinois, which investigates elder abuse cases for the state of Illinois, on Edwards’ behalf allegedly elder abuse. The legal paperwork, obtained by The Detroit News, listed his wife, Brenda Edwards, 60, as the respondent in the complaint.
With fingers pointed at her, on Tuesday, Brenda Edwards disputed the allegations of abuse via a statement.
“I loved Dennis and we were married for 18 years. I would have never done anything to harm him. These allegations are false and defamatory and will be proven as such.”
Fuller’s daughter, Veronica Fuller-Stewart, who is planning the Detroit memorial for Edwards, said she doesn’t want the stories about the investigation into the entertainer’s death to overshadow his contribution to Motown and music.
“I want this to be a celebration of life and as positive as possible,” said Fuller-Stewart on Wednesday. “He had a great, great life. He brought so much joy to millions of people. That’s commendable.”
Dennis Edwards’ legendary voice can be heard on the Temptations/Motown classics “Cloud Nine” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and his hit single with Siedah Garrett, “Don’t Look Any Further.” The 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee died on February 1, just 2 days shy of his 75th birthday.
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