The Braxton family is in mourning following the death of Traci Braxton at the age of 50.
The singer who appeared on the reality series ‘Braxton Family Values’ with her sisters Toni, Tamar, Trina, Towanda and their mother, Evelyn died on Saturday (12.03.2022) after a battle with esophageal cancer, her family revealed.
“We have come to a time where we must inform the public that after a year of privately undergoing a series of treatment for Esophageal cancer, our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory,” her husband Kevin Surratt said in a written statement released by Braxton’s spokesperson Thomasina Perkins-Washington.
“She was surrounded by family and friends at the time of her passing. We ask that you keep them in your prayers,” Perkins-Washington’s statement said.
Toni Braxton posted a tribute on Instagram, saying her sister Traci “was a bright light, a wonderful daughter, an amazing sister, a loving mother, wife, grandmother, and a respected performer. We will miss her dearly.”
‘Braxton Family Values’ began in 2011 on WE tv. Traci Braxton also appeared on ‘Marriage Boot Camp’ with her husband, Kevin Surratt.
Traci Braxton released an album in 2014, ‘Crash & Burn,’ and had a hit single, ‘Last Call.’ She also had a radio show and acted on stage and in movies.
