Etterlene DeBarge, American gospel singer and the revered matriarch of the legendary DeBarge family, peacefully departed this world in her sleep at the age of 88 on Friday.
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DeBarge would go on to score five Top 40 pop singles, two No. 1 R&B singles, a No. 1 single on the dance chart, and three No. 1 hits on the adult contemporary chart. DeBarge was one of the few Motown success stories of the 1980s.