Brandon Blackstock had been dating Brittney Marie Jones in the years preceding his death. “Brandon and Brittney were in a relationship, and his family was very happy and supportive,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in August.

The father of Kelly Clarkson's former assistant Brittney Marie Jones, who was dating her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock before his death, claims they were 'soulmates.'

Clarkson's name was not mentioned anywhere in the lengthy obituary, though it did include mention of her and Blackstock's two children.