Mourners say farewell to Whitney Houston

Feb. 18: The hearse carrying the body of Whitney Houston leaves Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, N.J. for a short ride to the New Hope Baptist Church for her funeral. (AP)

Feb. 18: Fans sign a poster showing a picture of Whitney Houston near a funeral service for the singer at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (AP)

Feb. 18: Fans sing near the funeral service for singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church. (AP )

Feb. 18: Two women pause near a memorial display before funeral services for Houston in Newark. (AP)

Feb. 18: Kazarah Campbell, 4, of Newark, N.J., holds a sign as she and other Whitney Houston fans gather a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church before the singer's funeral in Newark. (AP)

Feb. 18: Renee Taylor, of Baltimore, Md., stands with a sign a few blocks from the New Hope Baptist Church before the funeral of Houston. (AP)

Feb. 18: A coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried into the New Hope Baptist Church. (AP)

Feb. 18: The coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried to a hearse after funeral services at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (AP)

Feb. 18: Fans wave as a hearse bearing the remains of Whitney Houston leaves the New Hope Baptist Church after the singer's funeral in Newark, N.J. (AP)