Whitney Houston is gone but bad news just keeps coming.

A Houston family member has reportedly sold a photograph of the deceased songstress to the National Enquirer, who unapologetically published the photo on the cover of their recent issue.

[Whitney Houston’s Obituary/Funeral Program – OFFICIAL]

The chilling photograph shows Houston lying lying dead in her golden coffin, wearing a purple dress.

Whitney was also wearing a diamond brooch and earrings and according to the publication, the jewels were worth over $500,000.

View the uncensored photo below [WARNING! Do NOT click if dead bodies offend you]:

It’s quite evident that the photo was taken inside Whigham’s Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey, where Whitney’s family attended her private wake last Friday (February 17, 2012) on the eve of her funeral.

The National Enquirer does not reveal who took the picture, but it appears to be taken by a cell phone.

Carolyn Whigham, the owner of the Funeral Home issued the following statement regarding the matter:

I have spoken with the family about this and they have asked me not to comment on the matter.

[Sidebar: Sounds to me like the family may have an idea of who got that check.]

Whitney’s deathbed photos joins the list of other deceased superstars like Tupac Shakur, John Lennon, Gary Coleman and Elvis, who all had their deathbed and/or “coffin” photos sold to the highest bidder.

The Enquirer published a post-mortem photo of John Lennon on its cover back in 1980 and also one of Elvis in his coffin in 1977.

I don’t know about you, but I knew it was only a matter of time before Whitney’s coffin photo was released. Are we really surprised?

R.I.P. Whitney