Cissy Houston, mother of the late singer and actor Whitney Houston, died Monday at age 91. People and TMZ confirmed her death with daughter-in-law Pat Houston. Cissy died in her New Jersey home under hospice care,

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston, has died.

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