  Whitney Houston family, friends gather to say goodbye  February 18, 2012 - 12:47 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - While the world remembers Whitney Houston from afar, those closest to her will gather Saturday, Feb 18, at a private funeral to say goodbye. They come together at New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston wowed the congregation with her powerful voice even as a young girl, AP reports. The service marks exactly one week after the 48-year-old Houston - one of music's all-time biggest stars - was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel in California. A cause of death has yet to be determined. According to TMZ, Houston's daughter has viewed her mother's body ahead of the funeral service which will be beamed live on the internet. The singer's mother, Cissy Houston, and daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, were joined by relatives and close friends for the private viewing at Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey. Houston's cousin Dionne Warwick and music executive Clive Davis were also in attendance. Balloons, flowers and mementos were placed outside Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, Houston's childhood place of worship, where the funeral will be held at noon. Hundreds of fans were camped outside the funeral home as family arrived. The only video camera allowed inside the funeral in New Jersey will be provided by The Associated Press.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation  About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |
