On a very sad note, Joe Frazier has passed away.

The Joe Frazier funeral will take place on Monday November 14, 2011
9-11am – Calling – Closed Casket
11am – Service Starts

Calling and Service will be held at 
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
 at 2800 West Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19150
 – (215) 276-7200

In lieu of flowers, the Frazier family asks you to send donations to 
The American Cancer Society. Make checks payable to ACS, Inc.
8400 Silver Crossing, Oklahoma City, OK 73132.
 Please include in your memo: In Memory of Joe Frazier.

In addition to the Monday service for Frazier, apparently he will also “lie in state” at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly on Friday (10AM – 5PM) & Saturday (10AM – 1PM).

Here’s the article excerpt:

“Legendary heavyweight boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier died Monday after a bout with liver cancer. He was 67.
On Wednesday Frazier’s family released funeral details.
Smokin’ Joe’s body will be lying in state at the Wells Fargo Center Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“This will be an opportunity for his many fans, supporters and boxing lovers from around the world to pay their final respects to Joe Frazier,” his family said in a release.”