Traci Braxton Passes Away At 50 From Cancer

Published on March 12, 2022

Traci Braxton, younger sister of Toni Braxton has died, according to TMZ.

Traci was living with cancer for a year and never made her illness public. She succumbed to the disease on Saturday morning according to her sister Toni Braxton.

Traci’s Husband Kevin Surratt told TMZ:
“We have come to a time where we must inform the public that after a year of privately undergoing a series of treatments for Esophageal cancer our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory.”
Traci transitioned with her family by her side, she was 50.

She is best known for appearing on the family’s reality show, “Braxton Family Values” and recorded a song “Broken Things” with her sisters, Toni, Towanda, and Trina.

Traci’s sister, singer Toni released a heartfelt statement confirming her dear sister’s untimely death.

 

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<> at Langham Hotel on January 13, 2012 in Pasadena, California.

Traci is survived by her husband Kevin Surratt and her son Kevin Surratt Jr.

Traci’s son took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message about his mom.

 

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Braxton Family Values

Singer Toni Braxton took her family life public with WE tv’s Braxton Family Values, giving the world a view into the bonds –and conflicts — between sisters, Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar.

Having struggled through health issues, bankruptcy and marital separation, the superstar and her siblings all support one another through their own personal storms — from Tamar’s “new money” antics and struggle to capture the spotlight, to Trina’s alchoholism to Towanda’s plea for her husband to become a breadwinner. Here are a few key moments where money and love were the focus of drama on the show.

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