The funeral for late gospel artiste and radio broadcaster Deneese Wright is scheduled for the Fellowship Tabernacle on Fairfield Avenue in Kingston today.

The ceremony is slated for a 10:00 am start.“It’s Reverend Al Miller’s church… it’s close to the Boulevard Shopping Centre, off Washington Boulevard,” said Vaughn Simpson, brother of the deceased.Wright, who flew in from Canada, recalls his last conversation with his sister.“I spoke to her the morning before she died. I was telling her how she positively impacted my life. I said: ‘I Love You.’ The same day she passed away,” Simpson told the

Jamaica Observer.Interment is scheduled for Dovecot Memorial Park and Crematory in St Catherine.Wright, 46, passed away in the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew on May 11. She was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of malignant brain tumour known as glioblastoma multiforme and required surgery and a series of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. A

gofundme account was set up to raise US$100,000.“I was in the middle of trying to transfer her to Canada to get the best treatment. However, I feel satisfied that she fulfilled her purpose. Emotionally, it’s hard… I have so many fond memories of her,” said Simpson.The host of

Love in the Morning and

Recharge on

LOVE 101 FM, Wright also ministered through song. Her songs include

I Love You, I Belong To You, and

No Condemnation.In 2008 she was a finalist in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s Gospel Song Competition. She also had a major role in the low-budget flick,

Just Another Friday.In addition to her brother Vaughn, Wright is survived by her father David and sister Ann Simpson-Hall.— Brian Bonitto