The Grammy-winning matriarch, whose stellar performing career saw her sing alongside icons including Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin , passed away on Monday morning in New Jersey home.

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, mother of the late Whitney Houston and an iconic gospel singer herself, has died. She was 91. Houston died at her home in New Jersey on Monday, Oct. 7 while in hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told the Associated Press.

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.

Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning soul singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died aged 91. Her death was confirmed in a statement by Gwendolyn Quinn, a representative for The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Whitney Houston’s mother speaks about abuse claims.

Cissy passed away on Monday morning at her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, told the Associated Press. The two-time Grammy award winner was surrounded by her family. “Our hearts are ...

Houston, who had been under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, died Monday morning surrounded by family in her New Jersey home.

Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston dies at 91 - ‘Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We loss the matriarch of our family,’ Houston’s daughter-in-law said

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. She was 91. Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease,

Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning mother of the late Whitney Houston, has died, her daughter-in-law said in a statement Monday.Whitney Houston died in a shock drowning the day before the Grammy awards in 2012,