Whitney Houston Funeral Guest List: Who's Attending? » Gossip

Hundreds of folks lined up on Martin Luther King Boulevard this evening, gathering nearby the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey whereas those closest to Whitney Houston - together with her daughter and mother, who exited a limo holding hands - held a wake for the late artist.

This non-public memorial precedes tomorrow's funeral Houston, that is scheduled for noon EST.

It will be held at New Hope Baptist Church and has been the topic of controversy all week, with Bobby Brown not cleared by his former in-laws to attend till the last moment; and with Governor Chris Christine ordering flags to be flown at half-staff.

With Whitney's cousin, Dionne Warwick, and former co-star, Kevin Costner, scheduled to talk at the invitation-only funeral, the guest list additionally includes:

• Forest Whitaker
• Chaka Khan
• Ray J
• Aretha Franklin
• Kim Burrell
• Clive Davis
• Stevie Wonder
• Rickey Minor
• Alicia Keys

Following the funeral, Houston are going to be interred on Sunday, laid to rest alongside her father at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ.