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    Whitney Houston's Funeral Video: Watch Live

    Whitney Houston’s funeral service took place on February 18 at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where the music icon first showed off her singing talents as a child. Friends and family members who gathered to celebrate Houston's life included her cousin Dionne Warwick, music mogul Clive Davis, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Tyler Perry, Kevin Costner, The Winans, Oprah Winfrey, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Houston, who was found dead last Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room at the age of 48, will be buried alongside her father, John Houston Jr., in Westfield, New Jersey.

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    • Mark
      Mark  •  Meadville, Pennsylvania  •  1 day 19 hours ago
      Some people are just their own worst enemy
    • Anthony Lemard
      Anthony Lemard  •  Kingston, Jamaica  •  3 days ago
      A very sad occasion indeed.
    • tammy
      tammy  •  New Orleans, Louisiana  •  16 days ago
      my prayers go out too the family she was one of the graet one,s she will be missied she had a voice like no other
    • cynthia
      cynthia  •  San Luis Obispo, California  •  1 month 26 days ago
      Whitney Houston first sister-in-law make alot of sense.
    • Joyce
      Joyce  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  2 months ago
      J. Smith - Upper Marlboro, MD

      My prayers are with the family. Whitney was an (ANGLE) God put on earth. She had a giving spirit. She shared her life and kindness with everyone she met. Thank you God for Whitney.
    • Tina
      Tina  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      people have compassion for the family learn your place for opinions and bad comments not here this is a time of respect for loved ones when you love someone it does not matter
      the way they went it is the way they made us feel remember we all have o die and when you stand before the lord will you be able to say you are a spirit killer or a uplifter.
      To Whitney family i love you and miss Whitney and god bless you all.
      Tina Stewart
      • Frances
        Frances 3 months ago
        amen, he without sin do cast the first stone, we all make fail at times, but she loved her family, her mom and daughter, these people wanting to say bad things need to have respect for them, they are right now going through pain and it has to hurt when people say things about her, they gave her to us all these years, now let them be.
      • Tina
        Tina 3 months ago
        your right they don't care but you have to look at thier motives behind what they say because if they had compassion for humans they would think before they speak.
      • b
        b 3 months ago
        there is compassion! but why should someone that destroyed their life that had more than most others be celebrated? she ruined her life with drugs, booze and whatever else! she gets a 4 hour funeral on national tv and flags flown at half staff in nj? thats #$%$ Military that come home in a box for fighting for us get a 30 sec snippet on the news and a page 8 3 line column! Those are the ones that should be celebrated! I am so sick of these celebrities that no one gave a crap about the last 10 years being treated like a saint and people saying how their lives are now so sad w/o her now. whatever!
    • Joanne
      Joanne  •  Sacramento, California  •  3 months ago
      I thought Kevin Costner did such a wonderful job such a sensitive and sincere speech. You could see and hear the emotions in his voice. Great man. Love you Kevin
      • Danny
        Danny 3 months ago
        huh?
      • HerlandeC
        HerlandeC 3 months ago
        He did, I agree.
      • Eliah
        Eliah 3 months ago
        I think that He desorve a wonder applorse for that.He is a class by himself.
    • lady
      lady  •  Macomb, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      I'm a mother who has lost parents and two children. Put aside her career, the tragic things that happened to her along the way. Remember her for the beautiful voice she had, her love of God , and that she is a friend, sister to those of worship, a mother and a daughter. Let her rest in piece, forgive her for the path she took that took her life to soon.The most painful thing in life is to lose a child, a parent, or a sibling would you want people saying these nasty cruel things about you after you pass? Give thoughts and prayers to her daughter who now has no mother and to her mother who now has lost her daughter, This pain will live forever in their heart and souls...would you want to live with that kind of pain the rest of your life? The pain can not be described.
      Its a sad time in many peoples lives with her passing, they will soon go on with their own lives. The family she is leaving behind will feel that pain and sorrow the rest of their lives.

      Keep the nasty comments to your self "please".
      • Brandi White
        Brandi White 25 days ago
        that is sad
      • Michael
        Michael 4 days ago
        We all will miss whitney she waqs one of the great ones.but u have to stop and think she kind off brought this on herself because she did do all those drugs and all even with her disease not to be mean or anything but i think she kinda had it coming sonner or later but mind that on the other hand my sincere apoligeys go out to all her family and friends im sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for your loss i will always love whitney houston she is a role model
    • Liz
      Liz  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  3 months ago
      Kevin Kostner: awesome.
      • NAT TURNER
        NAT TURNER 3 months ago
        WHY IN THE HELL ARE PEOPLE SO WORRIED ABOUT JESSE JACKSON,THIS WHITNEY'S FAREWELL SEND OFF.
      • Mr Amazing Jr
        Mr Amazing Jr 3 months ago
        what?
    • Mary
      Mary  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  3 months ago
      Thank you Yahoo for showing this!!
    • OliveF
      OliveF  •  Boonville, New York  •  3 months ago
      Nobody sang the Star Spangled Banner better than Whitney did. NOBODY!!!!!
      • Darlene
        Darlene 3 months ago
        Amen!!!!!!!
      • ISIAH
        ISIAH 3 months ago
        I second that!
      • Austin
        Austin 3 months ago
        Don't forget Marvin Gay
    • Stacy
      Stacy  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      costner gave a beautiful eulogy for whitney
    • Dolly
      Dolly  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  3 months ago
      Jesse Jackson is a fraud and I wish that he would not have been invited...there he stands with his arms crossed giving a message that he is not really any part of this but just to be seen...He has done more to divide than unite....
    • Matt
      Matt  •  3 months ago
      The Reverend Jesse Jackson in a plush red chair up at the front next to the podium....of course. Count on the good Reverend Jackson to never miss out on an opportunity for publicity and self promotion.....good grief.
    • Sonya
      Sonya  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      OMG...jessie jackson! Do you have somewhere to go?????? Try to at least look interested!!
    • Bobby
      Bobby  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
      You go Kevin Costner you are a very nice man and make alot of sense in your words
    • Holli
      Holli  •  Doylestown, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      What is up with Jesse Jackson not paying attention, not applauding, not respecting.
    • Julie A
      Julie A  •  3 months ago
      Kevin Costner is such a great guy; class.
    • tryinharder
      tryinharder  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  3 months ago
      God loved her enough to take her out of it all. the pain is over. We'll miss you Whitney. But knowing who you loved more than all of us, makes me proud to say, we'll see and hear you sing again, like Bebe W singing, one day soon.
    • grenette g
      grenette g  •  3 months ago
      Let whitney life be a lesson,the positive and negative of it all,for we all one day will stand before GOD:rich and poor,black,red,yellow,brown,and white.
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