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Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. [3] She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).
Webb family home. Gayle was born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky on January 9, 1951. [6] She was the last of eight children born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24, 1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959).
The family was poor, living hand-to-mouth, and relying on Ted Webb's meager income. The Webb family had seven other children in addition to Jay Lee: Melvin "Junior" Webb (December 4, 1929 – July 1, 1993) Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) Herman Webb (September 3, 1934 – July 28, 2018)
FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at ...
Mr. Webb was a coal miner and subsistence farmer. The family was poor; living hand-to-mouth and relying on her father's meager income. The seven Webb siblings in addition to Wright: Melvin "Junior" Webb (December 4, 1929 – July 1, 1993) Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) Herman Webb (September 3, 1934 – July 28, 2018)
Alan Messer/Shutterstock Farewell to an icon. Loretta Lynn has died at age 90. The country music superstar’s family confirmed the news in a statement to the Associated Press on Tuesday, October 4.
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Since the end of local mining, only a handful of businesses continue to operate in the Van Lear area, including a bookstore, Icky's 1950s Snack Shop (located inside the Coal Miners' Museum), Mine number 5 store/Webb's store, (owned by Loretta (Webb) Lynn's family) and Blood Moon Security Solutions, a private security company.