Loretta Lynn (née Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022)

(AP) – Loretta Lynn, the acclaimed singer and songwriter whose
ascent from a small Kentucky coal-mining community to national
country music stardom became the stuff of Hollywood legend,
has died.

In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family
said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

In May 2017, she suffered a stroke that ended her touring career.