Houston, who supported Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley with her backup vocals, passed away on Monday morning in her New Jersey home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Her Alzheimer’s disease was being treated with hospice care, according to her daughter-in-law Pat Houston.
We have anguish and pain in our hearts. In a statement, Ms. Houston said, “We lost the matriarch of our family. Her mother-in-law made unmatched contributions to music and culture.”
In our lives, Mother Cissy has been a powerful and imposing figure. Her more than seven-decade career in entertainment and music will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Twelve years have passed since the unintentional drowning death of her 48-year-old daughter Whitney in a hotel bathtub.
The only child of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, Bobby Kristina Brown, passed away at the age of 22 after drowning and abusing drugs.
Houston may now “rest in peace alongside her daughter Whitney and granddaughter Bobbi Kristina and other cherished family members,” according to a statement from Houston’s family.
