Brandon Blackstock quietly hung out with his former stepmother, Reba McEntire, less than five months before his death. Brandon and his half-brother, Shelby Blackstock, reunited with McEntire, 70, and her boyfriend,

Reba McEntire opened up about her former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, before he died in early August. McEntire was married to Blackstock's father, Narvel Blackstock, for 26 years before they split in 2015. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight in 2021, she said she still considered Blackstock "my blood" (quote via People ).