Mourners pay respects to Bobbi Kristina Brown amidst family feud

02 August 2015 - 14:47 By Bang Showbiz

Mourners have gathered to pay their respects to the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, who tragically died last week at just 22-years-old. The 22-year-old aspiring actress tragically passed away last week, six months after she was found unresponsive in a bath tub, and family and friends have attended the funeral in Alpharetta, Atlanta.Family members including Bobby Brown's wife, Alicia Etheredge, were seen arriving at the service whilst Bobbi Kristina's aunt Pat Houston's car was seen in a convoy heading for the church, the Daily Mail newspaper reports. Meanwhile, a source has revealed Bobby said his ''final private goodbye'' to his daughter - who he had with the late Whitney Houston - at the Murray Brothers Funeral Home in Atlanta on Frida. Controversy has surrounded the funeral after Pat was said to have specifically requested the service should have a ''sweet 16'' theme, angering Bobbi Kristina's godmother Dionne Warwick who reportedly threatened to boycott the funeral. Members of the Brown family are also believed to be fearful that photographs of the deceased star's body in her casket may be taken and sold to the media, which is what happened to her mother Whitney.Meanwhile Leolah Brown was thrown out of Bobbi Kristina Brown's funeral. The late star's aunty was ejected from the service after allegedly yelling at Pat Houston as she went up to speak to the congregation, who had gathered to pay tribute to Bobbi. She was reportedly ushered from the St. James United Methodist Church in Georgia by friend of the family Tyler Perry. She told reporters outside the church: ''It's not over. We've got evidence of who Pat really is, this is going to be a long drawn out process. Things are connected. Pat is a fraud and a phoney. She is not a Houston, she's a Garland. ''She will be remembered in our hearts forever. It's so sad that this has happened to her. I'm angry at Nick, I am angry at what happened. It was all fine until Pat started speaking.'' It is believed the pair are at war over how to split Bobbi's $20 million inheritance left by her late mother Whitney Houston. However, an insider has claimed the singer had stipulated what should happen to the money if Bobbi was to pass away. The will allegedly states it should be split amongst Whitney's mother Cissy Houston and her two brothers, Michael Houston and Gary Garland, the husband of Bobbi's aunt Pat Houston...

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