Buddy Holly’s funeral was held at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in his hometown of
Lubbock,Texas.The service was officiated by Ben D. Johnson, who had presided at
the Hollys’ wedding just months earlier. Among the pallbearers was Phil Everly.The
body was interred in the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Holly’s headstone carries the
correct spelling of his surname (Holley).
07
Feb
FUNERAL OF BUDDY HOLLY ON THIS DATE IN 1959
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