Gospel singer Graves & Memorials

Wendell Whalum

1931–1987 (age 56)

Westview Cemetery

Wendell Whalum was an American gospel singer and civil rights activist.

Ira D. Sankey

1840–1908 (age 68)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908) was an influential American gospel singer and composer from Edinburg who is buried at Green-...

Franklin Delano Williams

1947–1993 (age 46)

Garden Memorial Park

Franklin Delano Williams, the gospel singer who led the Williams Brothers quartet, was buried at Garden Memorial Park af...

Ronald Winans

1956–2005 (age 49)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ronald Winans (1956–2005) came from Detroit and lies at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Pop Winans

1934–2009 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Pop Winans was an American gospel singer and patriarch of the Winans family who helped popularize contemporary gospel mu...

Timothy Wright

1947–2009 (age 62)

Greenfield Cemetery

Timothy Wright (1947–2009) was laid to rest at Greenfield Cemetery.

Inez Andrews

1929–2012 (age 83)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Inez Andrews (1929-2012) of Birmingham was a celebrated gospel singer with The Caravans and is buried at Oak Woods Cemet...

Delois Barrett Campbell

1926–2011 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Delois Barrett Campbell (1926–2011) of Chicago sang gospel as part of The Barrett Sisters.

Pervis Staples

1935–2021 (age 86)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Pervis Staples (1935–2021) of Drew was a founding member of the Staples Singers.