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          Funeral services for Whitney Houston will be private with only invited mourners allowed inside of New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ on Saturday.  There were original thoughts of a bigger venue to accomodate more people and some of her fans, but that idea appeared to be a huge challenge.  The family decided to hold the service in the very church that spawned Whitney’s singing career, which begaan in that church choir.  City officials have blocked off traffic within a six-mile radius of the church and have asked fans to please stay away from the area during the services.  The Rev. Marvin Winans will deliver the eulogy for Ms. Houston’s homegoing.  Winans has been a close friend of the family although he pastors in Detroit, and remained in communication with Whitney for years since he married she and ex-husband Bobby Brown.