Whitney Houston Laid to Rest

Singer buried in New Jersey as fans kept away
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 19, 2012 3:15 PM CST
Whitney Houston Laid to Rest
The hearse carrying the body of Whitney Houston, adorned with roses on the roof that were tossed by fans, arrives at Fairview Cemetery for her burial in Westfield, N.J., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.   (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Whitney Houston was laid to rest today at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career. Fans and onlookers gathered in several places along the route the motorcade took from the Newark funeral home to the cemetery about 20 miles away in Westfield, where Houston was buried next to her father, who died in 2003.

Fans first gathered near the funeral home this morning, and some even slowly ran alongside the hearse as it began the journey to Houston's gravesite. Several yelled out "We love you, Whitney" as the hearse, which had a black and white headshot of the star in a window, slowly drove away. A 53-year-old woman from Newark said she had been waiting outside the funeral home since 8:30 a.m., hoping to get a glimpse of Houston's final trip.
"To be here at her home-going is an honor and a blessing," she said. (More Whitney Houston stories.)

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