Bobbi Kristina’s father Bobby Brown absent as she's buried beside Whitney Houston

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Bobbi Kristina Brown was laid to rest next to Whitney Houston on Monday at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfeld
Bobbi Kristina's father Bobby Brown did not attend the burial service but her grandmother Cissy Houston and second cousin Dionne Warwick were there
Her aunt and guardian Pat Houston was also at the graveside with her daughter Rayah
Bobbi Kristina's funeral was held Saturday in Alpharetta, Georgia, and became a flash point of strife between her parents' families, with both sides holding separate receptions

By Pat Shipp For Dailymail.com and Louise Boyle In Westfield, New Jersey For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:58 EST, 3 August 2015 | Updated: 23:46 EST, 3 August 2015

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Bobbi Kristina Brown was laid to rest next to her mother Whitney Houston on Monday as family and friends gathered to say their final goodbyes at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Many members of the Houston family gathered for the ceremony as well as some from the Brown family - though Bobbi Kristina's father Bobby Brown did not attend his daughter's burial according to Entertainment Tonight.

The burial came a little over three years after Whitney was laid to rest

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Emotional: Cissy Houston wipes away tears as she attends the funeral service for her granddaughter Bobbi Kristina in New Jersey on Monday

Poignant journey: The golden hearse carrying Bobbi Kristina makes its way toward her grave site at Fairview Cemetery in New Jersey

Matriarch: Cissy Houston, Bobbi Kristina's grandmother arrives at the cemetery where her granddaughter will be buried beside her daughter

Dionne Warwick arrives at Whigham Funeral Home to attend a service for Bobbi Kristina Brown before the burial

Cissy Houston (center left) is escorted to her granddaughter's burial on Monday six months after she was found unconscious in a bath tub

Motorcade: Motorcycle police escort cars to the grave of Bobbi Kristina Brown in Fairview cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey

Beside Whitney: Staff at Fairview Cemetery are seen digging the gravesite of Bobbi Kristina next to her mother's grave

Bobbi Kristina's aunt Pat Houston and grandmother Cissy Houston were at Bobbi Kristina's burial service, as were Whitney Houston's cousin and confidante Dionne Warwick, who was with her son and granddaughter.

Friend of the family Tyler Perry did not attend, according to one source, though he was at the funeral and the reception at the Houston home in Atlanta's posh Buckhead neighborhood.

Other mourners were driven into the cemetery in the rear of tinted SUVs and a limousine. The funeral procession wound its way up the hill in the cemetery to the burial plot where Whitney Houston was laid to rest in February 2012 next to her father, John, who passed away in February 2003.

Fans of the late singer stood at barricades outside the cemetery holding up photographs, including one of the superstar smiling next to her only child.

During the burial service, the funeral director asked those in attendance to keep Cissy Houston in their prayers, after she was forced to bury both her daughter Whitney and granddaughter Bobbi Kristina in the space of just three years.

After the service and burial, the group gathered at the home of a family member.

The entire event also had an very strict guest list.

Natalie and Stevie Hipp, who claim to be cousins of Bobbi Kristina Brown, told DailyMail.com they were turned away from the funeral because they were not on the list.

The couple, from Brooklyn, New York, spoke outside the cemetery around an hour and a half after the 22-year-old was laid to rest.

Mr Hipp said: 'I've never in my life heard of anything like this.

'She wanted to go inside and pay respects to her cousin.

'Do I think it's sick because number one shes my wife. She just found out she has a cousin in 2012 and they started reaching out, talking and developing a bond with each other.

'She couldn't make the funeral in Georgia, so a good friend of mine took the day off work to drive us out here.'

He added: 'I've never in my life heard of being on a list for someone to go and mourn.'

Natalie Hipp said: 'All I can do is come back and see my cousin and pay my respects.'

Pat Houston, her daughter Rayah Houston and singer Dionne Warwick leaving the burial

Cissy Houston, center, the grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, looks on as the casket with Brown's body is placed into a hearse at the Whigham Funeral Home

Pat Houston leaves the Whigham Funeral Home on Monday with her daughter Rayah following a service for Bobbi Kristina as they prepare to see the 22-year-old placed in the ground

Bobbi Kristina Brown's casket is brought out of the funeral home and put into a hearse on Monday

En route to burial: Bobbi Kristina Brown's casket is transported to a hearse after a service at Whigham funeral home in Newark

Kicked out: Natalie and Stevie Hipp (above), who claim to be cousins of Bobbi Kristina Brown, told DailyMail.com they were turned away from the funeral because they were not on the list.

Alleged cousin of Bobbi Kristina is refused entry to funeral

Bobbi Kristina's funeral was held Saturday in Alpharetta, Georgia and became a flash point of strife between the family of her father, singer Bobby Brown, and the Houstons on her mother's side when Brown's aunt Leolah was ejected from her niece's service after an outburst aimed at Pat Houston, who is married to Whitney's brother Gary.

Bobby Brown, who has not been close to Whitney's mom Cissy over the years, nonetheless consoled his former mother-in-law during Saturday's funeral and she was very receptive, an invited guest told DailyMail.com.

They put their past aside to say good-bye to Krissy together. Cissy cried on Bobby's shoulder while he had his arm around her.

Bobbi Kristina Brown's casket pictured being brought out of the funeral home and put into the hearse for her burial on Monday

Preparing for the burial: Friends and family gather at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ, on Monday

Pat Houston (L) and her daughter Rayah Houston leave the funeral services for Bobbi Kristina Brown at the Whigham Funeral Home

The golden hearse carrying Bobbi Kristina Brown to her final resting place at Fairview Cemetery in New Jersey seen from above

Mourners cheer at post-funeral reception for Bobbi Kristina

Meanwhile, feelings between Bobby Brown and Pat Houston may be less positive after Houston asked mourners to send money to her charity in lieu of sending flowers to Bobbi Kristina's funeral - without asking Brown.

Bobby was overheard telling some of his family that now that Krissy is gone, there is no need to keep fighting with the Houstons as all ties have died with his daughter.

However, an insider said his sister Leolah, who shouted at Pat Houston during the funeral service, is determined to keep the feud going because she dreams of having her own reality show.

Though Brown was unhappy with his sister's decision to shout down Houston, he has told friends that Leolah can be impossible to handle.

The strife also extended to Leolah's daughter Aja Scott who told Page Six she was barred from the events by Pat Houston herself.

'I said I am her cousin on her father's side and since I'm not on the list, she won't let me in,' Scott wondered. 'Why is Pat being so secretive? She should let her friends and her family say farewell.'

Bobbi Kristina died in hospice care on July 26, about six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome on January 31. Her mother was also found dead in a bath, three years ago.

Police escort golden hearse carrying Bobbi Kristina's body

Beloved figures: A bystander holds commemorative photos of Bobbi Kristina and Whitney Houston outside the cemetary

A funeral cortege arrives ahead of the pre-burial service for Bobbi Kristina Brown at the Whigham Funeral Home on August 3

Golden hearse: A gold hearse carrying the body of Bobbi Kristina Brown arrived by police escort at a New Jersey funeral home on Monday following two days of grief, family feuding and celebrations of life that spun out around the 22-year-old's final arrangements

History repeating: The hearse drove was followed by two SUVs carrying relatives. Whigham Funeral Home is the same facility that handled arrangements three years ago for her mother, Whitney Houston

Standing guard: Bobbi Kristina Brown's casket arrives at the Whigham Funeral Home in New Jersey as police in Newark stand guard and direct traffic

Eternity with her mom: The gold hearse arrives to Whigham funeral home. Bobbi Kristina will reportedly be buried beside her mother at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield

Family arriving: Pat Houston and others enter the Whigham funeral home after the hearse believed to be carrying the body of Bobbi Kristina Brown arrived to the funeral home in Newark

Celebration of life: Mourners attempted to lighten the mood following the funeral of Bobbi Kristina Brown on Saturday

Outspoken: Leolah Brown, who let rip at Pat Houston outside St. James Methodist Church after she was kicked out of Bobbi Kristina Brown's funeral for heckling

Devastated: Singer Bobby Brown attends Bobbi Kristina Brown's funeral on Saturday at St. James United Methodist Church

Attack: Pat Houston and Cissy Houston leave Bobbi Kristina Brown's funeral at Saint James United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday. During the service, Pat Houston was screamed at by Leolah Brown, who was asked to leave

Funeral attendee shows Bobbi Kristina Brown's obituary to wellwishers. The program contained the order of service and a note from her father Bobby Brown 'I also will always love you' - in reference to Whitney Houston monster smash 'I Will Always Love You'

On Monday, Bobbi was buried in Westfield, New Jersey, next to her late mother Whitney Houston

FAMILIES AT WAR: BROWN AND HOUSTON'S CLASH AS THEY BOTH COME TOGETHER TO BURY BOBBI KRISTINA

Last Thursday, Bobby Brown's sister, Leolah Brown, took to her Facebook page to rant against Pat Houston whom she earlier damned for attempting to raise money for her foundation through public donations in Bobbi Kristina's name.

Then, she wrote: 'The Brown family has just learned that Marion Patricia Houston, AKA: Pat Houston, is asking for the public to send money to her foundation (The Marion P Foundation) on behalf of my niece Bobbi Kristina.

'She has not even sat down & spoken to my brother Bobby, who is Bobbi Kristina's father, about this. PLEASE keep your money in your pockets and give absolutely NOTHING to the Marion P foundation. Unless you don't mind supporting such an evil and dirty foundation. Lastly, keep your eyes & ears open as THE TRUTH is being revealed.'

In her latest Facebook diatribe, posted on Friday, Leolah appeared to challenge Pat Houston to face off with her publicly.

Furious tirade: Leolah Brown (left) vented her feelings very publicly about Pat Houston (pictured right, center) during Bobbi Kristina's funeral

She wrote: 'You notice, no matter what I say, Pat never says anything following, to at least defend herself? Just think about it. Use your God-given brains. If, what I was saying was untrue or just talking for no reason at all…whey would she not defend herself if I am wrong?

'…I will tell you. Because SHE CANNOT talk back to truth. She has no leg to stand on.

'Furthermore, she is not the sweet quiet person that she 'tried' so hard to make people believe she was on the Oprah show. She would like the public to think that..but she is very good and polished on keeping her composure when she is under the microscope.'

Leolah went on to claim: 'Whitney and I spoke on this on many occasions – so don't let her fool you. Although she is being quiet, she is indeed heated right now! Because her world is tumbling down!'

In the lengthy and rambling post Leolah stated: 'She is actually in shock right now J because a Brown is usually silent. If you check my record: 'I never have said anything until Whitney was murdered and now my niece Bobby Kristina!...I play no games nor pull any punches when it comes to the truth! I am ready on any given day. And she could come any way she would ever choose. She will be at the bottom. This is why she is quiet and refuse (sic) to comment of fight me on anything I say!'