MaLinda Sapp | Gospel singer's wife, 43

MaLinda Sapp, 43, wife and manager of gospel singer Marvin Sapp, died Thursday of cancer, according to his record label, Verity Records.

Ms. Sapp was a professional counselor and administrative pastor at her husband's Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. The church had posted a message on its website asking for prayers for her.

The couple had three children.

Marvin Sapp is one of gospel music's most popular stars. His 2008 song "Never Would Have Made It" set records for its duration on the charts, and he recently had a No. 1 hit on Billboard's gospel charts with the song "The Best in Me."
- AP