Whitney Houston to be laid to rest next to her father
Posted Feb 18, 2012 6:40 am.
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NEW YORK, Ont. – Whitney Houston’s final resting place will be next to her father, John Russell Houston Jr.
Houston will be laid to rest at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey, after funeral services on Saturday, a source close to the family confirmed. Houston’s father was buried there in 2003.
Fifteen hundred guests are expected to attend the private funeral services including Aretha Franklin, Clive Davis and Stevie Wonder.
Houston, who was 48, died in Beverly Hills, on Feb. 11, the day before the Grammy awards.
Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, announced Wednesday that The Associated Press will be allowed a camera at Saturday’s funeral in Newark.
The AP will stream the service here.
There’s also talk the feed could be broadcast on television, but no firm details yet.
