Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Agusut 18, 2008 A line of several dozen people stood waiting to get into Hope
Presbyterian Church in Cordova near Memphis for Monday's service.
Scheduled speakers include the Reverend Al Sharpton, the
Reverend Jesse Jackson, U.S. Representative John Lewis and
actresses Anne Archer and Kelly Preston.
Hayes died August 10th after he was found unconscious at his
Memphis residence. No autopsy was performed, but paperwork filed by
the family physician lists the cause of death as a stroke.
