Civil Rights Leader Bond to be Buried at Sea

Relatives of civil rights leader Julian Bond say they're honoring his wishes to be cremated and his ashes spread in the Gulf of Mexico. Family members say a burial at sea will occur at 2:00 p.m. CDT Saturday in the Gulf in a private ceremony. Bond died last Saturday in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He was 75. His wife, Pamela Horowitz, said her husband had circulatory problems. Horowitz and other relatives say they're inviting people to gather at a body of water near their...

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