HONOLULU—A Hawaii memorial service for "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV show co-star Beth Chapman will feature a prayer followed by family and friends paddling out into the ocean.
Beth died on Wednesday, June 26, after a battle with cancer. She was 51.
Beth and her husband Duane "Dog" Chapman starred in the A&E show until it was canceled in 2012. They later starred in Country Music Television's "Dog & Beth: On the Hunt."
WGN America is in production on "Dog's Most Wanted." A trailer for the show was released earlier this month.
Family spokeswoman Mona Wood-Sword says those attending Saturday's service in Waikiki are asked to bring "ocean-friendly loose flowers," but no lei because the string isn't good for marine life.
Really Unexpectedly
Duane said that his wife had remained selfless to the end, revealing her final words in his first interview since she passed away on June 26, saying that her death had come "really unexpectedly.""I didn’t know anything to do but to say ‘in Jesus name’ and hold her and when I said ‘in Jesus name’ she said, ‘Say it again, say it more,”’ Duane said.
She then turned to her family and sought to offer them assurances before she finally slipped away.
Even though they had known "this day would come" for a few years, "it came really unexpected, really fast," Chapman said, nearly breaking down in the interview.
“It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain. Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side,” Duane Chapman wrote on Twitter.
Something Fans Do Not Know About Beth
Duane also posted a video of his wife on June 28. He wrote: “People have asked me. What is something fans do not know about Beth… Here you go."“Beth was somewhat of a control person—not from the grave but from heaven,” Duane told reporters. “I’m sure she’s still controlling me and I’ve got notes in my pillowcases, on my sink, in my shaving thing. She’s still telling me what to wear.”
It’s a Test of My Faith
The couple has talked about their faith previously.“Beth will not take anything the doctors want to give her. Even the doctor told me he doesn’t want her to have seizures if the pain is that bad, but she won’t do it,” he told the news outlet. “She takes over-the-counter pain meds. She will not take anything prescription.”
In May, Beth issued a statement for the first time about her fight with cancer.