J.B. Mance, a Gospel artist known for songs like 'Hold On' and 'Don't Trust a Snake,' died in a house fire in Jackson, Mississippi on Tuesday morning.

A well-known Gospel artist in the Jackson area died during a house fire early Tuesday morning. The fire occurred at a home on Newport Street on Tuesday. According to Pastor P.J. Williams, J.B. Mance was a member and the oldest deacon of Cornerstone M.

A gospel artist died early Tuesday morning According to Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes, J.B. Mance, 98, a gospel artist and father of recording artist Dorothy Moore, was killed in the fire in Mississippi.