Pop Winans

After meeting in the Lucille Lemon Choir, she and David Winans married at his grandfather Isaiah Winans' Zion Congregational Church of God in Christ on Mack Avenue on Nov. 21, 1953.

She was 17; he was 19. Both were from broken homes.

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Grammy nominated gospel singer and patriarch of the Grammy award winning Winans family. The family became known around the world for their gospel singing talents. The Winans singing group featuring the children of David Winans Sr. became a singing sensation in the 1980s. They won six Grammys for songs such as "It's Time" and "Ain't No Need to Worry." Brother and sister duo Bebe & Cece Winans had several major hits, such as "Addictive Love" and "I'll Take You There."

David Winans Sr. was born in Michigan to teenager Laura Glenn. Winans' father, Carvin Winans, denied paternity at the time of his birth, and he was raised as David Glenn.

His grandfather, Isaiah Winans, was the pastor of Mack Avenue Church of God in Christ. He attended Detroit public schools, but dropped out to go to work at Dodge Main.

At the age of 18, Winans began singing with the Nobelaires quartet group. A saxophonist and clarinet player, he later joined the Lemon Gospel Chorus. There he met his future wife Delores Ransom, who sang in the ensemble.

He and Delores married in 1953, and the first of their 10 children was born in 1954.

In 1963, elder Carvin Winans asked David to take the Winans name, and he did.

For himself, Delores and their family of (then) seven boys. From then on, they were the Winans family. Winans juggled multiple jobs (car salesman, taxi driver, custodian and barber) to take care of his large family. Aside from his various entrepreneurial activities, Winans began to preach sermons in the late 1960s and was very active in his community.

He started a youth organization in 1968 that involved about 300 children in sports programs, as well as arts and crafts classes. In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy Award for his solo CD "Uncensored." He and his wife, Delores, known as Mom Winans, were nominated for their CD "Mom & Pop Winans" in 1989.

In recent years Mom and Pop Winans appeared regularly on a number of nationally-televised programs, including Trinity Broadcasting Network's "Praise The Lord," Benny Hinn Crusades and annually hosted an annual Christmas celebration performance of which all 10 of his children participated and performed.

His son Ronald Winans preceded him in death in 2005. After suffering a heart attack and stroke in October 2008, David Winans, Sr. the patriarch of the musical dynasty, The Winans Family, passed away quietly at a Hospice in Nashville, TN with wife of 55 years at his beside on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Days later at his funeral in Detroit a host of the nation's leading black ministers and gospel singers joined the Winans family in a spirit-filled tribute to Winans,as a staunch man of God, devoted husband and father, and top-drawer singer of classic gospel.

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Find a Grave Birth: Apr. 20, 1934 Detroit Wayne County Michigan, USA

Death: Apr. 8, 2009 Nashville Davidson County Tennessee, USA

Grammy nominated gospel singer and patriarch of the Grammy award winning Winans family. The family became known around the world for their gospel singing talents. The Winans singing group featuring the children of David Winans Sr. became a singing sensation in the 1980s. They won six Grammys for songs such as "It's Time" and "Ain't No Need to Worry." Brother and sister duo Bebe & Cece Winans had several major hits, such as "Addictive Love" and "I'll Take You There." David Winans Sr. was born in Michigan to teenager Laura Glenn. Winans' father, Carvin Winans, denied paternity at the time of his birth, and he was raised as David Glenn. His grandfather, Isaiah Winans, was the pastor of Mack Avenue Church of God in Christ. He attended Detroit public schools, but dropped out to go to work at Dodge Main. At the age of 18, Winans began singing with the Nobelaires quartet group. A saxophonist and clarinet player, he later joined the Lemon Gospel Chorus. There he met his future wife Delores Ransom, who sang in the ensemble. He and Delores married in 1953, and the first of their 10 children was born in 1954. In 1963, elder Carvin Winans asked David to take the Winans name, and he did. For himself, Delores and their family of (then) seven boys. From then on, they were the Winans family. Winans juggled multiple jobs (car salesman, taxi driver, custodian and barber) to take care of his large family. Aside from his various entrepreneurial activities, Winans began to preach sermons in the late 1960s and was very active in his community. He started a youth organization in 1968 that involved about 300 children in sports programs, as well as arts and crafts classes. In 1999, Winans was nominated for a Grammy Award for his solo CD "Uncensored." He and his wife, Delores, known as Mom Winans, were nominated for their CD "Mom & Pop Winans" in 1989. In recent years Mom and Pop Winans appeared regularly on a number of nationally-televised programs, including Trinity Broadcasting Network's "Praise The Lord," Benny Hinn Crusades and annually hosted an annual Christmas celebration performance of which all 10 of his children participated and performed.

His son Ronald Winans preceded him in death in 2005. After suffering a heart attack and stroke in October 2008, David Winans, Sr. the patriarch of the musical dynasty, The Winans Family, passed away quietly at a Hospice in Nashville, TN with wife of 55 years at his beside on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Days later at his funeral in Detroit a host of the nation's leading black ministers and gospel singers joined the Winans family in a spirit-filled tribute to Winans,as a staunch man of God, devoted husband and father, and top-drawer singer of classic gospel. (bio by: Curtis Jackson)

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan, USA

Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Curtis Jackson Record added: May 03, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 36693412