A public viewing of Duncan's casket will be held at the Forest Lawn on Sunday, September 9, while a private service is set to take place on the next day.
- September 6, 2012
AceShowbiz -
Details of Michael Clarke Duncan's funeral have been revealed. A representative for the recently deceased actor has confirmed to E! News that a public viewing of Duncan's casket is set to be held from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Sunday, September 9. The event will take place at the Hall of Liberty in the Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries in Hollywood Hills.
The rep, named Joy Fehily, also announced that there would a private service to be held on Monday. Led by Bishop Charles Blake, it would be an invitation-only burial ceremony. The eulogy, meanwhile, is set to be delivered by Dr. H. Beecher Hicks.
Duncan, who is 6-foot 5-inch tall, died last Monday at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Coroner Office has confirmed that he died of natural causes. The Bear of "Armageddon" suffered "a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered."
His fiancee Omarosa Stallworth was the one who saved the Oscar-nominated actor when he had a heart attack in July. She gave him CPR and stayed by his side in hospital ever since. "She is a strong woman who is full of faith, but right now she is heartbroken," a source told PEOPLE about Stallworth following the passing of the "Green Mile" actor.
