Cissy died on Oct. 7 while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease After Whitney Houston's death in 2012, her mother Cissy Houston wondered if there was anything she could've done different to save her life.

Soul singer Cissy Houston, who was also known as the mother of pop icon Whitney Houston, died Monday morning. She was 91.

Like Whitney, Cissy was a renowned singer-songwriter and was called the ‘matriarch’ of the Houston family, according to a statement from her daughter-in-law.