‘Sister Wives' Star Janelle Brown Reveals Touching Reason She and Kody Buried Their Son Garrison in Wyoming
'Sister Wives' star 's ex-wife Janelle has revealed the heartbreaking reason why the duo chose to bury their son Garrison in Wyoming, and not in their home state of Arizona, while opening up about how his tragic death helped to strengthen their connection as a family.
Garrison died by suicide at the age of 25 on March 5, 2024, and now, in a new episode of the family's TLC reality TV series, Janelle and Kody have lifted the lid on how they overcame their bitter rift to honor their son's legacy together.
In the May 11 installment of the show, Janelle explains to the cameras that she and Kody were in total agreement that Garrison should be laid to rest in Wyoming.
Their family has 'deep roots' in the state, both on her side and Kody's, she explained.
'Kody actually grew up in Wyoming. My mother was married to Kody's father. The Browns have deep roots in Wyoming. Both Kody's dad and my mom are buried there, and I want to bury Garrison next to my mom,' Janelle, 56, explained.
'He was very much shaped by his experiences, going for the summer, working there on the ranch.'
Janelle and Kody—who also share children Logan Brown, 31, Madison Brush, 29, Hunter Brown, 28, Gabriel Brown, 23, and Savanah Brown, 20, together—revealed that they buried Garrison's ashes in a small cemetery that feels 'very Wyoming.'
'You can look out, and you see the mountains surround this big basin. The wind is usually blowing. It's just a beautiful view. It's a Wyoming view,' said Janelle, who added that she wants to be buried next to her son when she dies.
Garrison's tragic passing had put their family drama to rest, she continued.
'Garrison's death has brought about some healing of relationships, which has been good. Despite all of the flaws and problems that the adults had, we raised these kids that really do feel like they were siblings,' she explained.
'That was our biggest goal, because a lot of plural families raised them as separate households. Sometimes they don't even have anything to do with each other. But we really, really set out to make them siblings. I think we've been successful.'
Meanwhile, Kody, also 56, candidly shared that the burial gave him a feeling of 'pilgrimage' with Garrison, with whom he had a tense relationship.
'I want to take his remains, and I want to take him home and I want to put him in the ground next to his grandma and grandpa,' he said. It was a way to 'finish the circle.'
The family's decision to open up about Garrison's burial comes after Janelle revealed that she had a feeling something was wrong when she hadn't heard from her son after texting 'all day long.'
'I knew he was struggling. I always just picked up the phone, and I always make it a point to just talk to him. And it wasn't really about anything. I think he needed the connection, and I know he was talking to [and] calling his brothers and stuff, too,' she told the cameras.
Janelle noted that worry consumed her when he 'kind of stopped texting me.'
'I knew he'd been drinking again. He would go through periods where he was really good, and then he just would have a binge, just as part of the cycle, I think. So I called [my sons] Logan and Hunter. I texted them … because we've tag-teamed. I said, 'Will you guys see if Garrison will respond to you?' They said, 'Mom, we're on it. We'll just kind of check on him and make sure he's OK.'
'So, I went to sleep, and Gabriel called me, and he's like, 'Mom, he's gone.' And I'm like, 'What?'' she added.
Janelle previously revealed that she and the rest of the family members had tried to offer Garrison help amid his alcohol struggles. However, something 'got to him,' and he was unable to pull himself out of his addiction.
Meanwhile, Janelle and Kody's daughter Madison confessed that she was attempting to get her brother to move to North Carolina, which is where she and her husband, Caleb Brush, reside.
'I was trying to get him to move out here, and so every step that we get closer to it, we talked a lot about that,' she revealed in a confessional interview.
She added that although they came 'close' to getting Garrison to make the move, he was 'too deep' into his struggles.
Kody also opened up about the heartache he experienced following his son's death and how the former couple solidified the next steps.
The family decided to open up about their son's death after Kody denied accusations he tried to 'rip off' his ex-wives in the sale of their Coyote Pass, AZ, land.
Kody, who shot to fame while documenting his life with his multiple 'wives' in the hit TLC series, and his only remaining wife, Robyn, had gone in on the property purchase with the reality TV star's three other partners—Christine, Janelle, and Meri—in 2018 while they were all still together.
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