June 19, 2013

Carolyn Whigham to Cissy Houston: ‘It Wasn’t Me or My People!’ (Video)

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*Whigham Funeral Home owner, Carolyn Whigham, who handled the services for the late Whitney Houston, is vigorously denying she or her facility played a role in leaking a photo of the late singer in her casket. The National Enquirer’s front cover photo this week is Houston lying in an open casket. But she, along with [...]




Funeral Home Denies Taking Whitney’s Open Coffin Pic

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*The owner of the Newark, NJ funeral home that handled Whitney Houston ‘s services has denied any direct link to the photograph of the singer in her coffin published by the National Enquirer. The decision has been roundly criticized as a tasteless move by the tabloid, but the unidentified person who actually snapped the photo [...]




Whitney’s Recessional: The History of the Shoulder Mounted Coffin

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*Millions of Whitney Houston fans watched final tributes from family and friends during the live broadcast of her home going celebration at Newark’s New Hope Baptist on Saturday, February 18, 2012, just one week after her untimely passing in Beverly Hills, California due to unknown causes. It was a dignified ceremony that maintained reverence of [...]




Whitney Houston’s Private Funeral to be Held Saturday in Newark

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*Whitney Houston’s funeral service will be held Saturday in the New Jersey church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child. Unfortunately, Whitney’s fans who had hoped to say goodbye to the superstar music icon at the 19000-seat Prudential Center, will now be deeply disappointed. The funeral will be private affair as in [...]