brittanyfuneral.jpg Around 2:45pm PST, family and close friends began arriving at the Church of the Hills at Forest Lawn Memorial Park for Brittany Murphy's private memorial service.

Murphy will be laid to rest in the Bright Eternity section of the site, and there are reports that there will be both a rabbi and a pastor at the funeral.

NYDN reports that the family is planning a larger memorial service after the first of the year that will include more friends and perhaps even fans.






On Wednesday, Murphy's husband Simon Monjack received flowers and visitors and the couple's home: