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Fenton Family Believes Thieves Used Information From TV And Newspaper To Rob Homes [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:43:30 +0000

It sounds almost too ridiculous to be real. Unfortunately, a Fenton area family says it is real for them. Here’s what happened.They believe thieves used obituary information to rob their homes. Two of their homes, in Livingston County and some 15 miles apart, were hit Valentine’s Day. They say they were robbed, while they were [...]

Hundreds of Students Defend Military Funeral Against the Westboro Baptist Church

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:00:15 +0000

When the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intention to target the funeral of Texas A&M alum Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale, his fellow Aggies didn’t take it sitting down.

In fact, with a little help of Facebook, more than 500 students at Texas A&M showed up at the burial in College Park, Texas.

Lesbian Denied Communion at Mother's Funeral, Wants Priest Ousted [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:56:55 +0000

Barbara Johnson is calling for the Rev. Marcel Guarnizo of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, Md. to be relieved of his duties.

Johnson has been married to her partner for two years, and when she attempted to take Communion at her mother's funeral Mass, the priest blocked the cup with his hand, and called her a sinner in front of the church. He left the altar during her eulogy, then walked out on the graveside burial ceremony.

Whitney Houston Funeral Footage Sold to Benefit Bobbi Kristina

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:00:38 +0000

Whitney Houston may have had one of the most recognizable voices in pop music, which brought her great success, fame and fortune. Apparently, the singer’s financial resources may have dwindled down to almost nothing, since her family sold footage of her celebrity-attended funeral to a variety of global media outlets.

Aretha Franklin Cancels Performance at Whitney Houston's Funeral

Jessica Sager — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:00:34 +0000

Even the Queen of Soul gets sick sometimes. Aretha Franklin cancelled her performance at the funeral of goddaughter Whitney Houston.Franklin’s rep told CNN that the singer is under the weather and thus unable to perform at the service. Franklin did, however, sing a tribute to Houston on Friday (Feb. 17) at Radio City Music Hall [...]

Bobby Brown Releases Statement Explaining Early Exit from Whitney Houston's Funeral

Jessica Sager — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:00:41 +0000

When Bobby Brown left ex wife Whitney Houston‘s funeral early, massive speculation arose as to why: was he banned by her family? Did he simply not want to stay?

The world has its answer — at least one side of it, anyway. Brown released a statement explaining his early exit from Houston’s heartwrenching memorial.

Kevin Costner Pays Touching Tribute to Whitney Houston at Funeral

Jessica Sager — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:30 +0000

“The song ‘I Will Always Love You’ wasn’t supposed to be in the movie,” Kevin Costner revealed in a moving speech for his costar in ‘The Bodyguard,’ Whitney Houston at her funeral. “The first choice was going to be ‘What Becomes of a Broken Heart?’” he said. “So what becomes of our broken hearts?”

Whitney Houston Funeral – Bobbi Gets High Afterwards

Jessica Sager — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:17:02 +0000

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but this is a case where we wish it didn't apply. In a rather sad episode after Whitney Houston‘s death, her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, allegedly couldn't handle the situation, and her solution was to get high following her mother’s funeral.

Chaka Khan Lashes Out at Clive Davis After Whitney Houston's Death

Jessica Sager — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:00:16 +0000

Chaka Khan is not pleased with Clive Davis. The original ‘I’m Every Woman’ singer is furious that Davis continued on with his pre-Grammy party following the news of Whitney Houston‘s death. “I thought that was complete insanity,” Khan told CNN’s Piers Morgan (via Zap2It). “And knowing Whitney I don’t think that she would’ve said, ‘The show [...]

Aretha Franklin Will Perform at Whitney Houston's Funeral

Scott Shetler — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:55 +0000

Aretha Franklin will be performing at Whitney Houston‘s invite-only funeral service on Feb. 18, Entertainment Tonight is reporting. Record label executive Clive Davis, who helped guide the careers of both singers as the president of Arista Records for a quarter-century, personally requested to have Franklin perform, and the Queen of Soul found it impossible to turn down the invitation.

Funerals Streamed on the Web?

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:10:33 +0000

As morbid as it sounded to me at first, I think some funeral homes may be on to something. It came to my attention this morning that there is a funeral parlor in the UK that streams funerals on the web. When I did further research this morning, I discovered that there are a few here in the good ol' USA that do it to.

Tearjerker Alert! Young Boy Disobeys Dad to Attend Funeral for Fallen Firefighter [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:00:54 +0000

Eleven-year-old Jared Flanders willfully disobeyed his father and left his Massachusetts home one day last week without an accompanying adult. But Jared had a good reason to defy his dad, since his objective was to attend a funeral for a firefighter killed during the line of duty. Young Jared himself lost a brother in Iraq [...]