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Reggae Superstar Bob Marley

Jamaican Mourners Pay Tribute To Late Mother Of Reggae Superstar Bob
Marley
Created: 4/27/2008 9:05:59 PM
Last updated: 4/27/2008 9:06:21 PM

By HOWARD CAMBPELL Associated Press Writer

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Thousands of mourners paid tribute Sunday to
the late mother of reggae superstar Bob Marley, whose renowned music
promoting social justice and "one love" made him one of Jamaica's most
beloved sons.

Cedella Booker's casket was draped in blue, red, yellow and black
cloths, the colors of the Rastafarian faith, and displayed in
Kingston's National Stadium.

Booker died earlier this month in her Miami home at age 81. She will
be buried Monday alongside her late son in his birthplace, the town of
Nine Miles.

Richard Booker, one of two sons from a second marriage, remembered his
mother as a deeply spiritual woman who joyfully cared for her family.