Cissy Houston, the two-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and church choir director mother of the late iconic pop singer and actress Whitney Houston, has died. She was 91.

Cissy Houston, the celebrated gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, passed away at 91. As reported by The Associated Press, Houston died peacefully in her New Jersey home on Monday morning.

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