Family, Friends, Fans Mourn Death of Bobbi Kristina Brown

ATLANTA -- Funeral arrangements for Bobbi Kristina Brown are expected to include services in Georgia,

where the 22-year had lived until Jan 31 this year when she was found face down and unresponsive in her bathtub at home in Roswell, and in New Jersey where she was born and her mother's family lives.

Brown, only daughter of famed singer-actress Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, passed away July 26 at a hospice, some six months after she was found in an incident similar to the bathtub death of Houston during February 2012.

(Photos: Bobbi Kristina Brown and her mother Whitney Houston at a Central Park concert; Bobbi Kristina)

"She is finally at peace in the arms of God," the Houston family told USA TODAY in a statement. "We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."

Bobby Brown released a statement through is lawyer, saying his daughter had fought to get well during the last several months.

"Krissy was and is an angel. I am completely numb at this time. My family must find a wa y to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss in unimaginable."

According to Wikipedia, Bobbi Kristina "Krissy" Brown was born on March 4, 1993, in Livingston, New Jersey, to Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.^[2] Brown's family includes maternal grandmother Cissy Houston of The Drinkard Singers. Her mother's cousins are Dee Dee Warwick; Dionne Warwick, mother of Damon Elliott; and Leontyne Price. Her uncle is Gary Garland, her mother's half-brother.^[3] Through her father, Brown had five half-siblings: Landon, La'Princia, Robert "Bobby" Jr., Cassius,^[5] and Bodhi.^[6] Her godmother is gospel singer CeCe Winans.

Funeral services for Brown have been set for Saturday, Aug. 1,  at 11 am at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. Burial will be in New Jersey on Monday. Both services will be private.


Information obtained from:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/07/26/reports-bobbi-kristina-brown-has-died/22720273/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Kristina_Brown

Quarrel Leads to Death of 21-year-old Cousin

BILOXI, Miss. -- One cousin is dead and another in jail for murder following an argument and shooting that caused the death of the 21-year-old man.

Mark Anthony Fairley, 21, died of a gunshot wound to the head July 15, reportedly killed by his cousin, 26-year-old Chris Andre Fairley of Gulfport, according to Biloxi police. Chris Fairley has been charged with first-degree murder.

Also a Gulfport resident, Mark Fairley, was shot once in the head while he and his cousin, Chris Fairley, were involved Thursday in what police said was an ongoing quarrel. The argument and shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Iron Works Gym on Eisenhower Drive.

Information obtained from sunherald.com and wlox.com

Remembering Ja'Naya

GULFPORT, Miss. -- Today marks a year that 5-year-old JaNaya Thompson went missing after stepping outside to play on her front doorstep.

An Amber Alert and police, family and community searches continued into the night until the pre-schooler was found the next day in a trailer home on Whitney Street. The trailer is due north of the girl's former home.

The little girl had been molested, and was found hanging from the empty trailer's bathroom window July 17, 2014.

Evidence linked Alberto Garcia to the crime scene in the once-abandoned trailer, which is now occupied by a family who said they know the circumstances of the case but needed a place to live that was affordable for them.

Neighbors last year had wanted the mobile house destroyed.

The tragic death of Ja'Naya Thompson both shocked and united the Gulfport community and its city leaders.