It really made me very sad ... Cissy Houston, Mother of Whitney Houston and Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 91 Cissy concluded, "Who knows what the course deals, where you are going in life.

The family of Cissy Houston, a Gospel singer and ... the letter said, "Dearest Whitney: The presence of God blessed our home ...

In 1964 she married John Houston, an army veteran who became her manager and with whom she had two children, Michael and Whitney. [ The sad, secret life of Whitney HoustonOpens in new window ] By ...

She was surrounded by her family. Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, passed away on Monday at age 91. Houston passed away at her New Jersey ...

She also wrote three books, including one commemorating her daughter, called Remembering Whitney: A Mother’s Story of Life, Loss and The Night The Music Stopped. At the age of 80, Houston sang ...

Cissy Houston would say that she had discouraged her daughter from show business, but they were joined in music for much of Whitney’s life, from church to stage performances to television and ...

By The Associated Press 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 ...

Houston authored three books: “He Leadeth Me,” “How Sweet The Sound: My Life with God and Gospel” and “Remembering Whitney: A Mother’s Story of Life, Loss and The Night The Music Stopped.” In 1938, ...

Cissy Houston ... mother Whitney at the age of 22. “We are blessed and grateful that God allowed her to spend so many years with us and we are thankful for all the many valuable life lessons ...

Houston authored three books: “He Leadeth Me,” “How Sweet The Sound: My Life with God and Gospel" and "Remembering Whitney: A Mother’s Story of Life, Loss and The Night The Music Stopped.” ...