Family and guests arrive Friday at the start of Aretha Franklin's funeral service in Detroit. Stevie Wonder gave the last performance before Franklin's family exited the church. Early in the service, Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, who was officiating, asked the congregation to stand and applaud Franklin's family. "I remember when I was a kid people used to always ask me, 'What does it feel like to be Aretha Franklin's granddaughter?'" Service honored Franklin's rootsFranklin's niece, Sabrina Owens, told CNN the funeral service was designed to recognize Franklin's gospel roots and her love of the church.

Source: CNN August 31, 2018 13:17 UTC