Family And Friends Gather To Bury Goldie Harvey (1981-2013) + Short Speeches By Denrele And Keke Ogungbe

The burial ceremony of the late pop singer Susan ‘Goldie’ Harvey held at the Vaults and Gardens, located in Ikoyi, Lagos Island, early this morning  (Monday, February 25, 2013).

Goldie’s remains was brought into the premises in a R350 Mercedes Benz by MIC caskets and Rangers followed by her friends including Denrele Edun at 9:30AM

The first and second bible readings were done by the late singer’s siblings.

Kennis Music boss Kenny ‘Keke’ Ogungbe delivered a short specch;

‘Lovely and talented Oluwabimpe Goldie Susan, if I’m to start saying all I can’t finish’, he cries, though it’s painful, so lovely to have left on Valentine’s Day, May almighty God grant your soul eternal rest for ever and ever in Jesus Name Amen.

Derenle Edun also had something emotional to say

‘The Goldie I knew despite the World recognition, I would move mountains, I would break ceilings sell your legacy and you are the best friend I forever had’, I can hear you say to me, do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. Do not stand on my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die.

The officiating pastor gave a sermon on ‘what people will say about you when you leave here on earth’.

Those in attendance at the burial included the late singer’s husband Andrew Leonard Harvey, celebrities like Jaywon, Eedris Abdulkareem, DJ Jimmy JATT, KSB, Essence, Weird MC, ID Ogungbe, Keke Ogungbe, Seun Oloketuyi, Gbenga Adeyinka 1st, Dele Momodu, eLDee the don, Sexy Steel, Freeze, Olisa Adibua, Tiwa Savage and others.

The singer passed on after complaining of headache on February 14, 2013 hours after returning from Los Angeles where she attended the 55th Grammy Awards.

Goldie was born to Pastor Samuel Dipo Filani and Late Mrs. Bisi Betty Filani in 1981, she hails from Ekiti but was born in Lagos. She attended Green springs Montessori primary school at Anthony in 1985.

She obtained a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Management from University of Sunderland, United Kingdom.

She released three albums and was planning her fourth ‘The African Invasion’ until her untimely death.