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  • Whitney Houston
    Body of Whitney Houston leaves for funeral service.Reuters
  • Whitney Houston
    Body of Whitney Houston taken to New Hope Baptist ChurchReuters
  • Bobby Brown
    Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown leaves for funeral serviceReuters
  • Whitney Houston Fan
    Whitney Houston fan wipes her tearsReuters
  • Whitney Houston's Friends
    People close to Whitney Houston arrive for her funeralReuters
  • Whitney Houston's Funeral Procession
    Whitney Houston's Funeral ProcessionReuters
  • Young Boy
    A boy holds the photograph of Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Whitney Houston
    Whitney Houston's funeral processionReuters
  • Reverend Jesse Jackson
    Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives for Whitney Houston's funeral serviceReuters
  • Newark Police
    Newark Police officersReuters
  • Media
    Media covering Whitney Houston's funeralReuters
  • Guest
    A guest arrives for the funeral service of Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Whitney Houston
    People close to Whitney Houston arrive for the funeral serviceReuters
  • Fuquan Wright
    Tribute to Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Newark Police, Whitney Houston
    A Newark Police officer watches Whitney Houston's hearseReuters
  • Motorcade
    A motorcade exits the Whigham Funeral HomeReuters
  • Whitney Houston's Close Friends
    People close to Whitney Houston arrive for the funeral serviceReuters
  • Whitney Houston
    Houston funeral service was held on Saturday at her childhood church, New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J.Reuters
  • Flower
    Tribute to Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Whitney Houston memorial
    Tribute to Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Tia Holt
    Tia Holt carries a bouquet of roses to leave at a makeshift memorial for Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Whitney Houston Fans
    Whitney Houston FansReuters
  • Whitney Houston fan
    Whitney Houston fanReuters
  • Whitney Houston fan
    Whitney Houston fanReuters
  • Floating balloons
    Tribute to Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Whitney Houston
    The hearse carrying the body of pop singer Whitney Houston. Kevin Costner, Whitney's costar in "The Bodyguard," gave a lengthy tribute.Reuters
  • Pall-bearers
    Pall-bearers: Whitney HoustonReuters
  • Pall-bearers
    Pall-bearersReuters

Family, friends, fans, and celebrities thronged the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., on Saturday to mourn and bid good-bye to Whitney Houston, who died Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The sudden and untimely death of Houston, 48, who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the female singer with the most awards in history, shocked her family, fans, and music lovers around the world. She was found dead in a hotel bathtub on the eve of the Grammy Awards show. The cause of her death is not yet known.

Fans thronged the vicinity of the singer's funeral to mourn and witness the final journey of their favorite singer, although only invited quests were allowed to attend the funeral service at the church where she honed her voice as a gospel singer with her mother Cissy Houston.

Check out Whitney Houston's final journey: