Birmingham, England, will hold a funerary procession Wednesday for rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who grew up there and died last week at 76.

Mr. Osbourne’s hearse will travel down Birmingham’s Broad Street starting at 1 p.m. before the procession ends at a bridge and bench dedicated to the band Black Sabbath, which he co-founded there in 1968. Mr. Osbourne’s family is paying for the affair, according to a release from the Birmingham City Council.

Mr. Osbourne died last Tuesday of unspecified causes, though he dealt with Parkinson’s disease.

The rock legend played his final concert along with members of Black Sabbath and other rock notables at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5. The concert raised millions for three U.K. charities.

“Ozzy was more than a music legend — he was a son of Birmingham. … It was important to the city that we support a fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral. We know how much this moment will mean to his fans. We’re proud to host it here with his loving family in the place where it all began,” Birmingham Councillor Zafar Iqbal, who also holds the nonpolitical title of lord mayor, said.

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