Cissy Houston mourned by Dionne Warwick, politicians and more at longtime church

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in the Duchess of Gospel’s hometown of Newark. The ceremony at New Hope Baptist Church — where...

Cissy Houston, gospel singer and Whitney's mother, celebrated by Dionne Warwick, New Jersey's governor, more at memorial

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cissy Houston, gospel singer and Whitney's mother, celebrated by Dionne Warwick, New Jersey's governor, more at memorial.

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. She was 91. Cissy Houston died Monday morning in her New...

Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Sept. 29: Filmmaker Robert Benton (“Kramer vs. Kramer”) is 92. Actor Ian McShane (“John Wick,” “Deadwood”) is 82. Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 82. TV theme composer Mike Post is 80. Actor Patricia Hodge is 78....