Loretta Lynn’s Children: Meet The Country Legends 6 Kids

Loretta Lynn has 1 of the astir unthinkable legacies successful each of state music. The 90-year-old Kentucky autochthonal archetypal deed the country backmost successful 1960

The ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ vocalist has sadly had 2 of her children walk away. Find retired each astir Loretta’s kids here.

when she landed a signaling declaration disconnected her azygous “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl.” She past deed fig 1 connected the charts successful 1967 with “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ connected Your Mind)”, which became 1 of the archetypal albums by a pistillate state creator to scope income of 500,000 copies. With 2 much mega hits successful “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)” and “Coal’s Miner’s Daughter,” it’s casual to spot however Loretta landed 18 Grammy nominations and 3 wins!

Loretta Lynn had six children with her hubby Doolittle Lynn. (Mediapunch/Shutterstock)

Her idiosyncratic beingness has created rather the bequest arsenic well. In 1948, astatine the property of 15, Loretta joined Oliver Vanetta Lynn, Jr., who was 21 astatine the time. Despite her claims of a tumultuous relationship, including infidelity and abuse, the mates remained joined for astir 50 years until Oliver’s decease successful 1996. “Doo was a bully antheral and a hard worker,” she wrote successful her autobiography Still Woman Enough. “But helium was an alcoholic, and it affected our matrimony each the mode through. He was besides a womanizer.”

The matrimony besides led to the mates welcoming a full of six children! Find retired each astir Loretta’s big, beauteous brood below!

Betty Sue

Shortly aft she walked down the aisle with Oliver, Loretta welcomed their archetypal kid together, girl Betty Sue, connected November 26, 1948. At conscionable 64 years old, Betty Sue passed distant from emphysema astatine the household ranch connected July 29, 2013. She near down 2 daughters, Lynn Markworth and Audrey Dyer, and 5 grandchildren.

Jack Benny

A twelvemonth aft Betty Sue was born, Loretta and Oliver welcomed their archetypal son, Jack Benny. Sadly, helium besides passed distant earlier his parents. In July 1984, Jack drowned connected the household ranch portion trying to transverse their stream connected horseback. “Sometime successful the evening equine and rider tried to ford the often treacherous Duck River that bisects the Lynn spread. They ne'er made it: On Tuesday a sheriff’s hunt enactment recovered the equine lasting beneath a stream bluff, and Jack’s assemblage successful the h2o nearby,” work a study from People at the time.

Ernest Ray “Ernie”

Ernie Lynn and his ma Loretta Lynn instrumentality the signifier together. (Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

Born connected May 27, 1951, Ernie was the 2nd lad of the increasing group. Ernie tried his manus astatine euphony arsenic well, with his top occurrence being his state euphony prima girl Tayla Lynn.

Clara Marie “Cissie”

Cissie was welcomed into the fold soon aft Ernie was born, arriving connected April 7, 1952. She instantly followed successful her celebrated mother’s footsteps and began taking euphony lessons astatine a precise aboriginal age, according to diyTrends. Cissie became known for covering Loretta’s tunes. She besides had her ain azygous called “Rodeo Lady” that did reasonably good connected the charts.

Peggy Jean & Patsy Eileen

Twins Patsy and Peggy Lynn execute a tribute to their parent Loretta Lynn. (Manuel Nauta/Nurphoto/Shutterstock)

What a mode to adjacent retired the child-bearing with having twins! Loretta and Oliver welcomed twins Peggy Jean and Patsy Eileen connected August 6, 1964. Patsy was named aft her mother’s adjacent person and mentor, Patsy Cline. Patsy’s duplicate sister was named aft her mother’s sister, Peggy Sue Wright.

The twins would spell connected to beryllium the astir palmy of the children with their euphony careers. Peggy and Patsy received CMA Award nominations for Vocal Duo of the Year successful 1998 and 1999.