Erma Byrd

Memorial Service & Homegoing Celebration for David Pop Winans (April 20, 1934 - April 8, 2009)

Tuesday, April 14th, 7:00 p.m., Memorial Service/Viewing at Perfecting Church, 7616 E. Nevada, Detroit, MI 48234 (313.365.3787)

Wednesday, April 15th, 10:00 a.m., Homegoing Celebration Service, Perfecting Church, 7616 E. Nevada, Detroit, MI 48234 (313.365.3787)

McFall Brothers Funeral Home, 9419 Dexter Ave., Detroit, MI 48206 (313.895.8900) ~ * Flowers will be received at this location.

* The Winans Family wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and continued support. Flowers, donations and well wishes can be sent to Perfecting Church as well.

Press Release issued by Erma Byrd of eByrd Communications (323) 965-5551 erma@ebyrdcom.com:
WINANS MUSICAL DYNASTY MOURNS LOSS OF PATRIARCH DAVID "POP" WINANS, 74

Los Angeles, CA - April 8, 2009: After initially suffering a heart attack and stroke in October 2008, David Winans, Sr. the patriarch of the musical dynasty, The Winans Family, passed away quietly @ 4 p.m. CST on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in Nashville, TN at the Alive Hospice with wife, Delores Winans at his bedside. The Winans Family wish to thank everyone for their prayers and continued support, but would appreciate privacy at this time. Memorial and homegoing services are being planned for Tuesday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 15 at Perfecting Church in Detroit, MI where Winans’ son, Marvin L. Winans, is the Sr. Pastor.

Marvin Winans takes center stage as he preps for his first solo debut, Alone But Not Alone. The multi-award winning tenor and his siblings Ronald, Carvin & Michael made up the quartet, The Winans. Their distinctive, contemporary sound was way ahead of its time and rocked many boats in the church world, but was well received by mainstream radio.