Four Presidents Expected at King Funeral
Feb 7, 7:51 AM (ET)
By ERRIN HAINES

LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) - Shivering in near-freezing temperatures, hundreds of people waited hours in line Tuesday for one last chance to say goodbye to Coretta Scott King before her funeral.

"There's one word to describe going to go see Coretta - historic. It's good to finally see her at peace," said Robert Jackson, a 34-year-old financial consultant from Atlanta whose 10-year-old daughter, Ebony, persuaded him to take her to the visitation.

The lines had already started forming by 3 a.m. By the time the doors opened at 6:30 a.m., people toward the end were warned that if they stayed they likely wouldn't get into the funeral because of long lines expected there.

An estimated 10,000 people, including four U.S. presidents, were expected to attend the midday funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, where King's daughter Bernice is a minister. The rest