A private funeral was held on Monday morning at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago for Jennifer Hudson’s mother Darnell Donerson, brother Jason Hudson and nephew Julian King, who were the victims of murder last month in Chicago.

Hudson, according to the Chicago Tribune, spent a few moments at each of the coffins at the end of the two-hour wake, before then kissing her mother.

Fellow “American Idol” alum Fantasia Barrino was a guest at the funeral and sang an emotional “Your Grace and Mercy,” while holding Hudson’s hand.

The service also included Reverend Jesse Jackson and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley who both spoke at the service.

The funeral ended a short time later, and a horse-drawn carriage led the procession to the cemetery.

Police shut down streets surrounding the church in order to keep the media and onlookers away from the service. A plastic covering was used on a tall gated fence in back of the large church, blocking the public from seeing into the entrance area, according to The Associated Press.






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