ARCHER, Fla., June 7 (UPI) -- Portions of north central Florida honored late rock 'n' roller Bo Diddley Saturday with a funeral and festival celebration, the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun said.
The newspaper said Pastor Willie King also held funeral services for Diddley, whose real name was Ellas McDaniel, in Gainesville, Fla., while the Yulee Diddley Day festival took place in Archer, Fla.