India, Aug. 8 -- Country music legend Reba McEntire is dealing with a heartbreaking loss. Her former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, has passed away at the age of 48 after battling cancer for the last three years. Even though Reba divorced his father, Narvel Blackstock, back in 2015, her bond with Brandon never really faded.

Reba McEntire is a popular country singer and is often called "The Queen Of Country". She became a big part of Brandon's life when she married Narvel in 1989. And even after things ended with Narvel, Reba never stepped away from being a supportive presence in Brandon's life. Over the years, she often spoke about him and his ex-wife, Kelly Clarkson, with nothing but love.

On Watch What Happens Live, Kelly once said that...