Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy too poorly to travel to Bobbi Kristina Brown’s deathbed. The elderly grandmother is reportedly currently resting in New Jersey for her health. Get celebs news by email. Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy has been unable to be by her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina’s hospice bedside because she’s too poorly to travel. The 81-year-old is not able to travel from her home in New Jersey and has been resting at her home because of her health, according to Us Weekly.