Funeral Set for Whitney Houston; No Memorial

Whitney Houston’s funeral service will be held Saturday at her family church in New Jersey.

The owner of the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark said the funeral will be held at noon at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark and it is invitation only.

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The funeral home said that no wake would be held and that there would be no public memorial at Newark’s Prudential Center.  It was rumored to be an event similar to Michael Jackson’s public memorial. But Houston’s family rep said no such event was ever planned.

Meanwhile, flags above New Jersey’s federal and official buildings will fly at half-mast on Saturday during the funeral. Governor Chris Christie said it’s the least the state can do to pay tribute to the superstar.