Tuesday, July 28, 2015

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 WarwickDionne 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


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