Grammy-nominated singer Anita Bryant, who gained attention for her opposition to gay rights in the U.S., died from cancer at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Dec. 16, The New York Times reported. She was 84.

“May Anita’s memory and her faith in eternal life through Christ comfort all who embraced her,” her family wrote in an obituary that appeared in The Oklahoman.

Bryant, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, began performing at six by making appearances on local TV and radio. By the time she was 12, she had her own show, “The Anita Bryant Show,” on WKY, the Independent noted. 

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