It's been 2 weeks and he still hasn't been buried!
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James Brown Still Waiting For Burial
POSTED: 8:19 am EST January 10, 2007
UPDATED: 8:41 am EST January 10, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Two weeks after his death James Brown is still waiting to be buried.
The singer's body is being kept in a sealed casket in a climate controlled room in Augusta.
His heirs are debating where he should be buried.
An attorney for Brown says legal issues involving the estate of the late soul singer -- including the filing of his will and the location of his final resting place -- will all be handled in "due course."
Brown died of heart failure Christmas morning at age 73, but little has been settled about the estate he left behind, including where Brown will be laid to rest.
Charles Reid, manager of the C.A. Reid Funeral Home says Brown's body remains under guard in a climate-controlled room in his Beech Island, South Carolina, home.
Brown attorney Buddy Dallas said Tuesday that Brown's will has not been filed. Dallas said the trustees for his will along with Brown's children will determine where Brown will be buried.
Dallas said Brown's home has been locked since hours after his death to protect his memorabilia, furnishing, clothes and other personal items.
Tomi Rae Hynie, Brown's partner, said she encountered locked gates as she tried to get into the home she said she shared with the singer and their five-year-old son. She wouldn't talk about the incident Tuesday, but her lawyer said Hynie should be granted access to the home, although he would not talk about whether Hynie might take legal action.