Funeral plans

Carolyn Whigham, owner of Whigham Funeral Home, speaks to the media about the process of the funeral service of pop singer <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB002445" title="Whitney Houston" href="/topic/entertainment/music/whitney-houston-PECLB002445.topic">Whitney Houston</a> at Newark, New Jersey. Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday night, ahead of a funeral expected later this week for the pop superstar whose blockbuster career was often overshadowed by drug and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEBEC000020" title="Substance Abuse" href="/topic/health/behavioral-conditions/substance-abuse-HEBEC000020.topic">alcohol abuse</a>. Houston died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday.

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( Eduardo Munoz, Reuters / February 14, 2012 )

Carolyn Whigham, owner of Whigham Funeral Home, speaks to the media about the process of the funeral service of pop singer Whitney Houston at Newark, New Jersey. Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday night, ahead of a funeral expected later this week for the pop superstar whose blockbuster career was often overshadowed by drug and alcohol abuse. Houston died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday.

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