The funeral of Whitney Houston will take place in Newark, New Jersey this Saturday.
The singer's body arrived back in her home neighbourhood in New Jersey late last night. It was flown from Los Angeles in a private jet and transported to Newark's Whigham Funeral Home, which handled the 2003 funeral of her father.
Houston's family is said to be considering holding the funeral at Newark's Prudential Center, which hosts college and professional sporting events and can seat up to 18,000 people.
The singer was born in Newark and raised in East Orange, while she sang at a young age at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church.
Local residents have flocked to the church to pay their respects to Houston since the news of her death emerged.
"The Houston family means a lot to this community, they have done a lot for this community, and being there for them is the best thing we can do as a community today," resident Shawn Cooper told NBC New York.
