On This Day in 1970, Jimi Hendrix Was Laid to Rest After His Final Journey Home On October 1, 1970, Jimi Hendrix was buried near his hometown of Seattle, thirteen days after his death in London. The delay tells an important part of the story. Hendrix died suddenly on September 18 at the age of 27, and his death was followed by a post-mortem examination and an official British inquest. His remains then had to be returned from England to the United States before his family could finally hold the funeral. The private service took place at Dunlap Baptist Church in Seattle. Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding were there, along with Buddy Miles, Miles Davis, Johnny Winter, Eddie Kramer and members of Hendrix’s family and circle of friends. Afterward, Hendrix was taken to Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, Washington, where his mother Lucille had been buried years earlier. Those gathered sang “When the Saints Go Marching In” as his coffin was lowered. A private gathering followed at Seattle Center, where several of the musicians who had come to say goodbye played together. Thirteen days after his death thousands of miles away in London, Jimi Hendrix had finally come home. Rock Legends