The late Whitney Houston’s funeral will be held this Friday in Newark, New Jersey it’s been announced.
NBC reports that the funeral will be held at Newark’s Prudential Center, which has a capacity of 18,000, while a wake is said to be planned for Thursday.
According to nj.com, a law enforcement insider claims that filmmaker Tyler Perry will fly the coffin to New Jersey. Her remains are expected to arrive at around 10pm.
Newark is the town where Houston was born. She began singing with the choir, and played piano at the New Hope Baptist church.
Funeral arrangements are reportedly being handled by Newark’s Whighman Funeral Home, which provided the service for Whitney’s father, who died in 2003.
