Little Richard will be laid to rest among his people. According to The Associated Press, the Rock ‘n’ Roll innovator, whose real name was Richard Penniman, will be buried at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama.
Oakwood is a historically Black university as well as a Seventh-day Adventist university. Penniman died of bone cancer on May 9.
He was 87 years old. Pastor Bill Minson, who was reportedly close friends with Penniman, confirmed the singer was an alumnus of the university.
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