Vestal Goodman, the beloved "Queen of Gospel Music," died Dec. 27 in Celebration, Fla., near Orlando. Goodman, who turned 74 on Dec. 17, had been vacationing with family for the Christmas holidays ...

Claims to fame: Highly visible member of Happy Goodman Family ... Making book: Published her autobiography in 1998, "Vestal! Lord, I Wouldn't Take Nothin' for my Journey Now." ...