The hearse carrying Whitney Houston's body has arrived at the New Hope Baptist Church where the singer's funeral service will start at noon EST. See the photos below.
New Hope Baptist Church is in Houston's hometown of Newark, N.J., and she sung there are as a child. Her funeral service be shown live on several cable channels and streamed online via The Associated Press. Houston's funeral is a private event for family and friends.
Houston died on Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The cause of her death is unknown at this time. She found in a bathtub at her hotel suite before mentor Clive Davis' pre-Grammys gala. Houston was to make an appearance at the that event.
A picture of Whitney Houston is seen on a window of the hearse carrying the late singer to the New Hope Baptist Church for her funeral service in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012.REUTERS/Mike SegarA hearse carry the late singer Whitney Houston drives to the New Hope Baptist Church for her funeral service in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012.REUTERS/Eduardo MunozA woman carries a sign in tribute to the late singer Whitney Houston near the New Hope Baptist Church before her funeral service in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012.REUTERS/Mike SegarThe hearse carrying the body of singer Whitney Houston leaves a funeral home en-route to a church for funeral services in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012.REUTERS/Lee CelanoFloating balloons are seen tied to a fence before the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston, 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 eve of the music industry's Grammy Awards.REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
