Legendary country singer Loretta Lynn passed away quietly in her sleep on Tuesday morning at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. 90 years old was she.
Although the precise reason of death has not been disclosed. The song “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which Lynn made famous in 1970, was a dedication to her father Melvin Webb, who passed away from black lung disease 11 years earlier.
Loretta Lynn parents: Meet Clara Marie Ramey Webb, Melvin Webb
Father of Loretta Lynn, Melvin Theodore Webb. People around Melvin Theodore frequently referred to him as Ted.
In Kentucky, he worked as a farmer and coal miner. Sadly, his work slowly damaged his lungs, leading to his eventual demise. Ted became afflicted with black lung. When a worker is exposed to coal dust for an extended period of time, black lung disease develops. In addition, this passing happened after the Webb family had relocated to Indiana.
Mother of Loretta Lynn, Clara Marie Ramey Webb. Clara Marie’s ancestors were both Irish and Cherokee. Clara’s mother died when she was a little child, thus she had to raise alone. She lived with several different families, looking after other people’s kids when her mother passed away. After relocating to Indiana, Clara worked in a center for challenged children.
