DETROIT - The outpouring of love for Rosa Parks continued Wednesday morning. A half-mile throng of thousands of mourners awaited her arrival for funeral services at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.

Lines began forming about 6 p.m. Tuesday for 11 a.m. services. No wait was too long, said Cynthia Johnson-Brown, who wrapped herself in two blankets, two scarves, two hats and gloves to ward off a chill in the low 30s about 6 a.m.

"She deserves every single minute of this," said Johnson-Brown, 55, of Detroit's west side. "That's all I kept thinking about all night long. What little we can do to acknowledge her is more than we can do."

A motorcade of police cars and hearses from Swanson Funeral Home arrived at 7:12 a.m. the church on West Seven Mile near Telegraph that seats 4,000.

Some clapped and cheered. Others snapped photos. Helen Longino and her daughter, Teena, held a large sign with an airbrushed likeness of Parks and 200 signatures they'd collected through the night.

It read: "Small Woman, a Giant Step." Others in nearby apartments stood outside in bathrobes to cheer the motorcade.

"We followed her story through the years. She gave us all freedom," said Teena Longino, 30, of Detroit.

The service could last four or five hours. Numerous dignitaries are expected to speak, including former President Bill Clinton, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, NAACP President Bruce Gordon, Winnie Mandela and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

In all, more than 30 speakers are to eulogize Parks, while two 80-member choirs and Aretha Franklin perform.

"When you stop to consider the magnitude of the event, it is quite an honor," said Frederick Scott, 76, who will sing bass with Oak Grove AME's choir, which will perform "Walk in Light" "I Need You" and other gospel songs.

Greater Grace's choir also will sing.

Parks' burial is scheduled for this afternoon at the mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Parks had laid in repose at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History since about 9 p.m. Monday. Early estimates claimed 75,000 people viewed her body, but that number is expected to grow.

Her body was removed about 3 a.m. today to prepare her for funeral, disappointing several hundred mourners who still waited outside the museum. Since Monday, however, crowds have been largely good spirited - both at the museum and church.

"There's a lot of camaraderie, and we've made a lot of friends" said Lisa White-Berry, 44, of Detroit, who was one of the first 10 in line Wednesday morning.

"It's almost a civic duty to be here to pay homage to Rosa Parks."