James Brown �s body was finally placed in a crypt yesterday after laying unburied since his death on Christmas Day.
The soul superstar�s body was placed in a crypt during a procession led by his widow Tomi Rae Hynie and their at his Beech Island, South Carolina home.
Brown�s children had apparently decided to hold the ceremony funded by their own money whilst the legal dispute over the singer�s estate continued.
Tomi Rae told the Associated Press, �This is what James wanted, for the family to come together. Everyone really felt like James was there with us.�
Rae, who is disputing Brown�s will as it did not mention her, added that she and her son would be relocating to South Carolina to �to carry out James' plans.
She explained Brown wanted to turn �our marital home (into) a Graceland. He wanted us to have a James Brown museum.�
However, Reverend Al Sharpton, who presided over yesterdy�s ceremony, said Brown�s body will not be Brown�s final resting place as a public mausoleum is being built.
He commented, �Where he is now has nothing to do with court proceedings.�
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