Coretta Scott King died late on the evening of January 30, 2006[2] at the rehabilitation center in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, in the Oasis Hospital where she was undergoing holistic therapy for her stroke and advanced stage ovarian cancer.

It was also founded, owned, and operated by San Diego resident and highly controversial alternative medicine figure Kurt Donsbach.

[4] Days after King's death, the Baja California, Mexico, state medical commissioner, Francisco Vera, shut down the clinic.

The megachurch, whose sanctuary seats 10,000, was better able to handle the expected massive crowds than Ebenezer Baptist Church, of which King was a member since the early 1960s and which was the site of her husband's funeral in 1968.

George W. Bush canceled a previous engagement to speak about the federal budget in Manchester, New Hampshire, in order to attend the funeral.

[9] Numerous other prominent political and civil rights leaders, including then-U.S. senator Barack Obama,[10] attended the televised service.

On November 20, 2006, the new mausoleum containing both the bodies of Martin Luther and Coretta King was unveiled in front of friends and family.

"[13] President Carter, referencing Coretta's lifelong struggle for civil rights, noted that her family had been the target of secret government wiretapping.

[14] Conservative observers said Lowery's comments were inappropriate in a setting meant to honor the life of Mrs. King, especially considering that President George W. Bush was present at the ceremony.