Muhammad Ali memorial services pushed back
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The starting time for the memorial service for Muhammad Ali has been pushed back.
The service had been scheduled to start at 2 p.m., but with the miles-long funeral procession still underway at 12:30 p.m., organizers at the KFC Yum! Center said the start time of the interfaith memorial service was pushed back by at least two hours.
The funeral procession didn’t get begin until nearly 90 minutes after its scheduled start time. The hearse is headed to Cave Hill Cemetery, where Ali will be buried.
There were a few chants of “Ali!” as the cars left the funeral home, but most were quiet and reverent as the champ went by. Kenneth McGlothlan chanted “Ali!” as the procession started. He said he felt joyous today and that this week in Louisville has been a celebration of “a great life.”
Children came with their parents and stood in the increasing heat waiting for the procession to begin.
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