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A Louisiana legend will be laid to rest on Saturday as funeral services will be held for rock n roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. The funeral will take place at Young’s Funeral Home at 11 a.m. in Ferriday. Owner of Mid South Broadcasting Jim Bob Allgood says one of the three cousins of Ferriday is one of the speakers.
“Jimmy Swaggart will speak as well as a local family friend, story teller, past political great man here named Clyde Ray Weber,” said Allgood.
The funeral services will be streamed on mid-south-dot-tv.
Allgood says there are legendary stories of Lewis sneaking into speakeasies and lounges in Ferriday and Natchez as a 13-year-old and he wowed audiences with his singing and piano playing ability.
“And everybody around here that grew up in our area, many of us are very sorry for his passing and it is somber, but there’s going to be a celebration of life at about 1 p.m. on Saturday,” said Allgood.
The celebration of life will take place 1 PM at the Arcade Theater in Ferriday.
Lewis has several hits including “Great Balls of Fire.” He died last week at the age of 87.
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