Bobbi Kristina's Funeral Draws Celebrities, Onlookers
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A memorial service in suburban Atlanta for Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late superstar Whitney Houston and ex-husband Bobby Brown, has ended.
The service for Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, lasted about two hours and was attended by her father and other members of the Houston and Brown families. Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law and former manager was also there.
Singer Whitney Houston, right, sings with her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown during a performance on 'Good Morning America' in Central Park on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 in New York.
In this Feb. 12, 2011, file photo, singer Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Bobbi Kristina Brown (on the right) and Nick Gordon attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Sparkle" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Los Angeles.
Bobbi Kristina Brown at TriStar Pictures "Sparkles" Premiere held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 16, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
Singer Cissy Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown attend the premiere party for "The Houstons On Our Own" at the Tribeca Grand hotel on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in New York.
Bobbi Kristina Brown attends the premiere party for "The Houstons On Our Own" at the Tribeca Grand hotel on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in New York.
Bobbi Kristina Brown wearing Carrera by Jimmy Choo sunglasses with the Solstice Sunglasses and Safilo USA display at the GRAMMY Gift Lounge during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Bobbi Kristina Brown wearing Bobbi Brown Eyewear and Nick Gordon wearing Polaroid PLUS sunglasses with the Solstice Sunglasses and Safilo USA display at the GRAMMY Gift Lounge during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Bobbi Kristina Brown attends the GRAMMY Gift Lounge during the 56th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Bobbi Kristina Brown and singer Jordin Sparks pose backstage at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pat Houston (L) and Bobbi Kristina Houston-Brown accept the Millennium Award on behalf of Whitney Houston onstage at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Christina Brown arrive at Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For The Love Of R&B GRAMMY Party at Tru Hollywood on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
The funeral was closed to the public, but dozens of well-wishers stood behind police barricades outside, Reuters reported.
Bobbi Kristina, who dreamed of growing up to achieve fame like her mother, died in hospice care July 26, about six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome. For Houston fans, the scene was grimly similar to the way her megastar mother had died three years earlier.
She was found in the townhome she shared with Nick Gordon, an orphan three years older, whom Houston had raised as her own. Bobbi Kristina referred to him as her husband. A police report earlier this year described the incident as a drowning, and authorities are investigating her death.
In a statement after her death, Brown said the family must find a way to honor his daughter's memory.
"Krissy was and is an angel," he said. "I am completely numb at this time. My family must find a way to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss is unimaginable."
Bobbi Kristina was the sole heir of her mother's estate. She identified herself on Twitter as "Daughter of Queen WH," ''Entertainer/Actress" with William Morris & Co., and "LAST of a dying breed." She told Oprah Winfrey shortly after her mother's death in 2012 that she wanted to carry on Houston's legacy by singing, acting and dancing. But her career never took off.
In her short life, Bobbi Christina became a social media sensation, sending more than 11,000 tweets and attracting 164,000 followers.
