Merrill Womach memorial
Friends and family members gather for a memorial service honoring famed gospel singer Merrill Womach on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash. Womack was burned severely in a plane crash in 1961. He spent 50 weeks in a hospital and made a comeback after numerous reconstructive surgeries.
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Friends and family members gather for a memorial service honoring famed gospel singer Merrill Womach on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash.
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A photo of famed gospel singer Merrill Womach is seen on his casket during his memorial service on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash.
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Rose Russell reacts during a memorial service for famed gospel singer Merrill Womach on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash. Russell said Womack was a huge influence on her her son Robert, who after left the Army in the 70’s went to work for Womach as a traveling salesman selling gospel music to funeral homes. Russell also was a friend of Womach, living in the same retirement home as he did later in life.
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Merrill Womach’s daughter, Judy Sowards reacts as Kevin Wakefield a former employee and close friend of her father speaks during his memorial service on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash.
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Friends and family attended an emotional memorial service for Merrill Womach on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash.
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Merrill Womach’s daughter, Judy Sowards, embraces family friend Kathy Town, who said her husband Wayne was best friends with the famed gospel singer, after Womach’s memorial service on Saturday, Jan 10, 2015, at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane, Wash.
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