Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s Mother and a Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 91

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s Mother and a Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 91
American gospel singer and author Cissy Houston poses for a portrait in New York on Jan. 22, 2013. Dan Hallman/Invision/AP Photo
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Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist and mother of the late Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 91.

Cissy Houston died on the morning of Oct. 7 in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease. The acclaimed gospel singer was surrounded by her family, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston, said in a statement.
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