Bobbi Kristina Brown Death News Update: Burial Held in New Jersey, Bobbi Kristina Buried Next to Mom Whitney Houston
Bobbi Kristina Brown was buried next to her mom, Whitney Houston, at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey on Monday.
Family members from both the Houston and the Brown family began arriving in town early Monday. Surely most of them hoped the burial will be a more peaceful day than when Bobbi Kristina was eulogized in Atlanta 48 hours earlier.
Hours before the service was scheduled to begin, People magazine reports fans lined the outside of the cemetery holding photos of the 22-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Streets were cordoned off and a heavy police presence blanketed the area, allowing only foot traffic, as spectators came closer to the burial grounds.
During Saturday morning's funeral service, family members openly feuded. At one point, Bobby's sister, Leolah Brown, was removed from the sanctuary by security after she ranted at Pat Houston, claiming the ghost of Whitney Houston would haunt her.
Much of the dispute has centered on the parties' fight over who should control the estimated $20 million estate Whitney Houston left to her daughter. TMZ also reported that Brown family members were angered over their belief that some Houston family members were trying to profit from Bobbi Kristina's death by suggesting that, instead of flowers, mourners send donations to a charity run for troubled teens by Pat Houston.
Bobbi Kristina died on July 26, nearly six months after being found face down in the bathtub of the home she shared with boyfriend Nick Gordon and being rushed to a hospital emergency room. She never regained consciousness and died under hospice care.
Family members prevented the 25-year-old Gordon from being able to visit her during her hospitalization or attending Saturday's services. He is also now facing a $40 million suit, filed by the conservators of her estate, charging that he physically abused her and stole money from her.
For Monday's services, a procession from the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, the same facility that handled Whitney's funeral, started forming around the cemetery sometime around 1 p.m.
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