{"id":71939,"date":"2025-08-15T12:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71939"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:56:03","slug":"brandon-blackstocks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71939","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Blackstock\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564.png 731w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What Really Happened Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband, passed away on August 7, 2025, at age 48. He died from melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, as confirmed by Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis. His manner of death was ruled natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon passed peacefully under hospice care at his home in Butte, Montana, surrounded by family. He had been privately battling melanoma for more than three years before his passing. Family Reactions His 18-year-old son, Seth, described his father as his \u201chero and best friend\u201d in an emotional tribute, recalling their hunting trips, fishing days, and ranch work. He expressed hope to \u201cfish with him again someday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His brother, Shelby, remembered Brandon as \u201cfunny, bright, and full of life,\u201d promising to honor his memory and cherish the moments they shared. Country music star Reba McEntire, Brandon\u2019s former stepmother, called him her \u201coldest son\u201d in a heartfelt tribute, ending with \u201cRest in peace cowboy.\u201d She spoke openly about how deeply his loss had affected her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Final Chapter in Montana In his last months, Brandon embraced a quiet, peaceful life on his Montana ranch. He stayed active in cattle ranching and close to his roots, spending meaningful time with his daughter Savannah until his health declined. Kelly\u2019s Response A day before Brandon\u2019s passing, Kelly Clarkson postponed her Las Vegas residency to focus on their children, River (11) and Remington (9). She described this time as deeply private and emotional. Ongoing Strength for the Kids Sources close to Kelly say she has been devastated for her children but remains determined to prioritize their emotional well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=71810\">also read&#8230;..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Really Happened Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband, passed away on August 7, 2025, at age 48. He died from melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71941,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71939\/revisions\/71941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}