Home town pays its funeral tributes to Whitney Houston
14:32, 18 February 2012
LONDON. February 18. KAZINFORM 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 and songs.
The singing star was born in Newark, New Jersey, and honed her vocal skills in the gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church, where the private service is due to take place, BBC News reports.
Fans who gathered outside the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark remembered her musical legacy.