GRAND RAPIDS -- When Etterlene "Mama D" DeBarge heard the news Michael Jackson had died, she felt intense emotions. "I was very sad. It was very painful," she said. The mother of Grand Rapids' DeBarge ...

The matriarch of the DeBarge family, Etterlene DeBarge, has passed away at the age of 88. According to reports, the veteran gospel singer had been battling with dementia and illness before her death ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Etterlene “Mama D” DeBarge reports that her large and famous musical family from Grand Rapids is in serious talks to do a reality show on a cable network. “This show will be a blessing ...

Gospel singer Etterlene DeBarge, known as the matriarch of the famous DeBarge family and a talented gospel singer, peacefully passed away at the age of 88 on 16th February last Friday. The news was ...