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Reuters
| over 1 year ago
Topics Pall-bearers carry the casket of pop singer Whitney Houston to a hearse following her funeral service at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012. Houston, 48, died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on February 11, the...
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KION
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston was remembered this morning in the church where her gift for singing was first nurtured, New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. The private service was invitation only, but was streamed for the whole world to see online. Among...
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ITN
| over 1 year ago
A choir had guests swaying to gospel music in the crowded New Hope Baptist Church. "Whitney returns home today to the place where it all began," said actor Kevin Costner, who starred opposite Whitney in The Bodyguard. He urged those around the world...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Family, friends, fans and celebrities thronged the New Hope Baptist Church to mourn and bid goodbye to Whitney Houston, who died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on February 11, 2012. The sudden and untimely death of Houston (48), who held the Guinness...
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Canada.com
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's funeral on Saturday began with a few words from Newark mayor Cory Booker, who welcomed guests to the city and praised the "I Will Always Love You" singer. "God is in our heaven, and with him is one of our angels, Whitney Houston,"...
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Boston Globe
| over 1 year ago
In this April 10, 2000 file photo, entertainer Whitney Houston strikes a pose during her performance at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles during taping of the "25 Years of #1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration." Houston will be...
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Hollywood Reporter Music
| over 1 year ago
2/18/2012 by Philiana Ng share Getty Images Tyler Perry, cousin Dionne Warwick and "The Bodyguard" co-star Kevin Costner paid tribute to Houston at her childhood church in New Jersey. Friends and family members gathered at Whitney Houston 's hometown...
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Hollywood Reporter Music
| over 1 year ago
2/18/2012 by Erin Carlson share The director-mogul pays tribute to the late singer in a stirring speech at Saturday's ceremony. Tyler Perry praised Whitney Houston 's spiritual side in an emotional tribute at her funeral on Saturday. our editor...
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Pop Crunch
| over 1 year ago
Tyler Perry Whitney Houston loved the Lord Video February 18th, 2012 by Sarah As family and friends pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston, Actor/Director, Tyler Perry, spoke at the servuce today. Perry spoke fondly of Whitney saying, I am...
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The Australian
| over 1 year ago
The family called the service a "home going" celebration for the singer, who was sent off with a number of gospel performances with massive crescendos. "We're here today, hearts broken, but yet with God's strength we celebrate the life of Whitney...
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ITN
| over 1 year ago
The New Hope Baptist and New Jersey Mass Choirs gave an emotional performance...The Mayor of Newark Cory Booker was one of the first people to speak at the service. He told the congregation: "God is in heaven and with him is one of our angels Whitney...
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News 24
| over 1 year ago
Newark Kevin Costner delivered an emotional tribute to Whitney Houston at her funeral on Saturday. Costner, who co-starred with Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard , consoled the group of invited guests, saying "Whitney returns home today to the place...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
EDT Reverend Jesse Jackson walks to the New Hope Baptist Church for the funeral service for the late singer Whitney Houston in Newark, New Jersey. Mike Segar Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks with the media outside The New Hope...
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The Dish Rag
| over 1 year ago
One music legend had been scheduled to honor another when Aretha Franklin had agreed to sing at the funeral for Whitney Houston Saturday (Feb. 18)...The Associated Press is reporting that a source close to the Houston family tells them Franklin can...
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E! Online
| over 1 year ago
Networks We're on the scene at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., and will be bringing you updates as they happen, as the world remembers the singular pop icon...Media and early fans stationed outside the church are kept at bay by cops on...
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Indian Express
| over 1 year ago
At the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey, where Houston's body is resting, fans and residents gathered to say their goodbyes on Friday. Flowers, candles and a pair of glitter high-heeled shoes lined the sidewalk outside of the funeral home,...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
EDT Legendary singer Whitney Houston will be laid to rest on Saturday, February 18, at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey. While the invitees including the friends and family of the late star would be paying their last respects at a...
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BBC
| over 1 year ago
Home town pays its funeral tributes to Whitney Houston 18 February 2012 Last updated at 00:18 ET Residents of the town where Whitney Houston's body is resting before a funeral service on Saturday have been paying their respects with flowers, candles...
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Chicago Tribune
| over 1 year ago
Mourner Maria Guerrido holds up a poster of Whitney Houston in front of The New Hope Baptist Church where Houston's funeral will take place, February 17, 2012. The New Hope Baptist Church, where pop star Whitney Houston first sang and family and...
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TMZ
| over 1 year ago
Phone Number (required): -- Enter your phone number...The service is for close friends and family -- as we previously reported, the guest list is extremely small .....Clive Davis briefly attended ( below ), but has since taken off -- leaving shortly...
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E! Online
| over 1 year ago
Networks Whitney Houston 's funeral isn't taking place until tomorrow, but some of her family and close friends are choosing to pay their initial respects to the singer tonight, away from the glare of the cameras. Preparations have been underway all...
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ThecounT.com
| over 1 year ago
Maybe the money offer was so huge, that the Houston family couldn't resist Whitney Houston's family had been rejecting offers all week, to have Whitney's funeral televised...New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey, and the channel claims that they have...
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Twin Boro News
| over 1 year ago
More than 150 Whitney Houston fans crowded a small sidewalk area outside the Whigham Funeral Home on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. In the front window hung a poster-size photo of Houston. Inside, the body of the pop star had been prepared for a...
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Pop Crunch
| over 1 year ago
Kevin Costner Will Deliver Address at Whitney Houston's Funeral February 16th, 2012 by Castina Kevin Costner is set to speak at Whitney Houston's funeral in Newark, Jersey on Saturday, a family source tells People Magazine . Houston's invitation-only...
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TMZ
| over 1 year ago
Phone Number (required): -- Enter your phone number...Whitney Houston 's family has scheduled a private viewing for tomorrow at the funeral home where the singer's body is currently being held .....We're told Bobbi Kristina will be there -- it will...
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CNN Blog
| over 1 year ago
Preparations were under way Thursday for the private, invitation-only funeral of pop superstar Whitney Houston at the New Jersey church where she sang as a child. Metal barricades were being erected around a tribute area in front of New Hope Baptist...
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Daily Nation
| over 1 year ago
Thursday The funeral on Saturday for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be broadcast live from the New Jersey Baptist church where she grew up singing in a gospel choir, the funeral home owner said Wednesday. "Her publicist has chosen one person...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
The untimely and sudden death of American singer Whitney Houston has left not only her family and friends but also the music lovers around the world in grieve. However, a fan of the singer accidentally set her house on fire while paying candle-lit...
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The Courier-Mail
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's fans across the globe will be able to farewell the singer when her funeral service on Saturday is broadcast live. "Her publicist has chosen one person who will be allowed into the sanctuary and who will be streaming [video] to you...
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Wellington Dominion
| over 1 year ago
A family feud has broken out over Whitney Houston's funeral, with relatives telling her ex-husband Bobby Brown to stay away. TMZ reported Brown was warned not to go to the service as the family wasn't fond of him. Sources said Brown was "extremely...
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US Magazine
| over 1 year ago
And family sources tell the site that the star had asked to be buried next to her father, John Russell Houston, who died in 2003. A private, invitation-only ceremony will be held for the singer (who died Feb. 11 in Beverly Hills) at the New Hope...
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KTTV
| over 1 year ago
Watch Bob DeCastro and The FOX 11 News Video Report Whitney Houston's body was back home in New Jersey, where private funeral services are expected to be held later this week. A plane owned by actor-producer Tyler Perry left Van Nuys Airport around 3:...
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ExpoSay
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston will be eulogised by gospel singer Marvin Winans at her funeral this Saturday (18.02.12)...Pastor Joe Carter, who is leading the private service, told CNN: ''She was able to leave us with so many wonderful memories of that God-given...
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Waleg Celebrities
| over 1 year ago
Even though they dont want to, Whitney Houstons family and friends have to say goodbye to the fallen diva...The Houston family and close friends will say goodbye to Whitney at a private funeral and burial on Saturday in New Jersey, the place where...
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Daily Mail
| over 1 year ago
The close family member, who have not been identified, warned Whitney's ex-husband not to even try to attend as the Houston clan is 'not fond of him'. During Houston and Bobby's 14-year marriage they repeatedly came to blows in private and public,...
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Big News Network
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's funeral will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child. The owner of the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark said Tuesday that the funeral will be held at noon at the New Hope Baptist Church...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Articles "The family has made it very clear there is going to be a strong musical celebration of her life," New Hope Pastor Joe Carter told the newspaper, though he added, "I can't name names." A number of music's biggest stars are expected to attend...
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Celebritology
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston will be remembered at a funeral on Saturday at the New Jersey church where she sang as a child, as Celebritology noted this morning . The service at the New Hope Baptist Church will be by invitation only, a funeral home owner told the...
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Los Angeles Times
| over 1 year ago
37 pm It was the family that put the kibosh on a public memorial, a rep for Newark Mayor Cory Booker told TMZ. "In compliance with the family's wishes the city is not moving forward with any public ceremony," the rep said. "The Bodyguard" star honed...
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The Globe and Mail
| over 1 year ago
Celebrity Houston funeral by invitation only Published Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 4:17PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 4:18PM EST Whitney Houston's invitation-only funeral is set for noon Saturday at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, where she...
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International Business Times
| over 1 year ago
Text Size Whitney Houston's hotel room is being rented out just 3 days after she died there. Room 434 at the Beverly Hilton hotel will live forever in infamy as the place where Houston drew her last breath, but that's not keeping hotel staff from...
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NY Daily News
| over 1 year ago
A photo of the bathtub where Whitney Houston died, obtained by TMZ, shows a gravy boat, hair ties and a towel submerged in the water. A star-studded choir of music legends will perform at Whitney Houston 's funeral, the pastor at New Hope Baptist...
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Pop Crunch
| over 1 year ago
The memorial service for the pop star, raised in nearby Orange, will be held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where her singer talent was discovered as a young girl. Her mother, Grammy-winning gospel singer Cissy Houston, led the church's...
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US Magazine
| over 1 year ago
The arena sits 18,000 people. "The Houston family has no plans to set up a public viewing at the Prudential Center this Friday," a rep for mayor Cory Booker tells the site. "In compliance with the family's wishes, the city is not moving forward with...
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United Press International
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston 's funeral will be held Saturday at the church in Newark, N.J., where she first began singing, the woman handling the arrangements said Tuesday. Carolyn Whigham, owner of the Whigham Funeral Home, told The (Newark) Star-Ledger the...
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Perez Hilton
| over 1 year ago
Added: Views: Time: Added: Views: We know a lot of her fans would've liked a venue to share their grief and mourn together, but we think this is for the best. Her family is just in such distress right now; they deserve the chance to say farewell in...
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The Dish Rag
| over 1 year ago
There are conflicting reports Tuesday (Feb. 14) morning about when and where Whitney Houston will be laid to rest this week. Per TMZ, no public memorial is happening because Houston's family doesn't want one. According to USA Today, the Houston...
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ExpoSay
| over 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's funeral will take place on Saturday (18.02.12)...Her body was flown into Teterboro airport yesterday (13.02.12) and driven to the Whingham Funeral Home in a gold hearse...She told reporters: ''They have shared her for 30 some years...
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TMZ
| over 1 year ago
Phone Number (required): -- Enter your phone number...Newark Mayor Whitney's Family Asked City to Cancel Public Memorial Plans There will be NO public memorial service for Whitney Houston at the 18,000-seat Prudential Center in Newark, NJ ... because...
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US Magazine
| over 1 year ago
COM Whitney Houston 's funeral will be held at noon on Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, a Whigham Funeral Home staff member confirmed to Us Weekly Tuesday. The funeral is by "invitation only" and there will be "no wake."...
