Nationwide — R&B singer Angie Stone’s household is getting ready each a big public memorial and a extra intimate funeral to honor the legendary singer, making certain that followers and family members have an opportunity to mourn her surprising passing, TMZ studies.
In response to her consultant, Deborah R. Champagne, the household is organizing a memorial service in Atlanta, although the precise date and site have but to be decided. They anticipate a big turnout, together with many well-known figures, and are making preparations accordingly.
In the meantime, plans are additionally underway for a funeral in Columbia, S.C., the place Stone can be laid to relaxation. Whereas this service can be extra intimate, it won’t essentially be non-public. The precise date for the funeral stays unclear presently.
TMZ first reported the heartbreaking information that Stone, a former member of the pioneering hip-hop trio The Sequence, tragically misplaced her life in a automotive accident on Saturday morning. She was touring in a van on Interstate 65 in Montgomery County, Alabama, alongside together with her crew and backup singers when the crash occurred. Stone was the one fatality.
Whereas there may be hypothesis about the reason for the accident, Champagne said that no official particulars will be mentioned till authorities launch their report.
Her household has since issued an announcement on Instagram saying the next:
“It’s with heavy hearts that the youngsters of the R&B singer Angie Stone alongside together with her prolonged household need to thanks your entire love and effectively needs throughout what’s an especially troublesome time.”
“Angie was an instance for Black ladies and women in all places. Angie additionally liked and championed for black males together with her Quantity One Hit entitled “Brotha.” Angie Stone was a pioneer of rap music that started with a feminine rap trio, “The Sequence” and finally led to her solo profession that outlined neo-soul. Diamond and Michael, together with the remainder of Angie‘s household, need to thanks for reaching out but additionally ask that you just respect their privateness as they grieve the lack of their beloved mom.”
“Angie Stone believed in giving again to her followers in the neighborhood together with her basis, “Angel Stripes, the Angie Stone basis. Just lately, Angie was additionally attending school for ministry. Her love of God and her religion led her to have a deep want to share her perception in God and convey extra folks to Christ. At present, funeral providers are nonetheless being deliberate together with the memorial service in order that Angie’s followers can honor her life, music, and legacy. Although Angie is not with us bodily, her household desires you to maintain her legacy alive.”
Stone first gained fame as a member of The Sequence, the primary all-female group signed to Sugar Hill Data. She later launched a profitable solo profession within the late Nineties, together with her debut album Black Diamond incomes gold certification within the U.S. Her hit tune “Want I Didn’t Miss You” stays one among her most beloved tracks.
She was 63.
