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Whitney Houston Funeral Live

February 18, 2012 by · Comments Off on Whitney Houston Funeral Live 

Whitney Houston Funeral Live, Whitney Houston, one of the world’s biggest music artists who died last Saturday at age 48, is set to be remembered today at New Hope Baptist Church in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey today at 12pm EST. Daughter Bobbi Kristina, ex-husband Bobby Brown and around 1,500 other members of her family and friends are expected to attend the private funeral service today.

“The Bodyguard” co-star Kevin Costner and longtime producer Clive Davis are also set to speak at the funeral, as well as Aretha Franklin, CeCe Winans and Stevie Wonder, who will sing.

TMZ posted photographs of daughter Bobbi Kristina, who was with Houston in Los Angeles when she died, arriving in New Jersey last night. Outside of New Hope Baptist Church, fans have been laying down balloons, flowers, cards and other commemorative material. The streets surrounding the church have also been been shut down to the public for the service.

Houston is set to be buried next to father John Houston, in Westfield, New Jersey. The hearse carrying Houston’s casket was seen departing from Whigham Funeral Home for the church Saturday morning at around 10am.

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