Nat King Cole


 Nat King Cole's funeral was held on February 18, 1965 at St James Episcopal in Los Angeles. Honorary pallbearers included Robert F. Kennedy, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Mathis, George Burns, Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Alan Livingston, Frankie Laine, Steve Allen, and Pat Brown, then governor of California. Jack Benny, who delivered the eulogy, called Cole “a great professional who gave so much and had so much to give.” After the funeral services, the procession proceeded to Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale for brief interment ceremonies. 

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