Admission to Nate Dogg rites restricted

[The_Ripper]

Attendance at services for Long Beach singer Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale will be limited as organizers struggle to manage an expected crowd.

The funeral and homegoing celebration for Hale are planned for the Queen Mary Dome on Saturday.

Plans to restrict access to the funeral at 10 a.m. and celebration at 7 p.m. are being discussed.

Access to the 10 a.m. Saturday service will be limited, said his sister Pamela Hale-Burns, a reporter for the Press-Telegram. More information will be coming later today.

Viewing for the singer will be Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at New Hope Baptist Church, 1160 New York St., also in Long Beach. No cameras will be allowed at the viewing, Hale-Burns said. A funeral repast for the public will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Dome.