On October 7, 2024, Grammy Award-winning singer Cissy Houston passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She is best known for her songs “Think It Over” and “Nothing Can Stop Me.” She is also famously known as the mother of actress and singer Whitney Houston and the aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died, CBS News confirmed. She was 91.

Cissy Houston, the beloved mother of the late Whitney Houston and a legendary gospel singer in her own right, has passed away at the age of 91. Cissy died on Monday, October 7, at her New Jersey home while receiving hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, as confirmed by her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston.