Loretta Lynn's Granddaughter Lynn Massey Dies Following 'Long Health Battle': 'Grateful for the Prayers'

Mar. 15, 2025

Lynn Massey, Loretta Lynn.Photo:Loretta Lynn Official/Instagram; Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Loretta Lynn Official/Instagram; Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Loretta Lynn’s eldest granddaughter, Lynn Massey, has died.

On Saturday, Aug. 24, the official Instagram andFacebookaccounts of the late country music legendshared the newsof Massey’s death, alongside a photo of Massey smiling in front of some of her grandmother’s vinyl records. Massey was one of Loretta Lynn’s 26 grandchildren.

“Betty Sue’s daughter Lynn Massey, Loretta’s first grandchild, passed away this week after a long and difficult health battle,” the statement from the Lynn family read. “Our family is so grateful for the prayers and love continually shown to us.”

While Massey’s age was not disclosed in the post, multiple outlets includingAL.comreported that she was 64 years old.

Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter Lynn Massey.Loretta Lynn Official/Instagram

Loretta Lynn Official/Instagram

Massey was the daughter of Betty Sue Lynn, the musician’s first child, whodied in 2013at age 64, perTaste of Country. According to Betty Sue’s 2013 obituary, she was also the mother of daughter Audrey Dyer — Massey’s sister.

Loretta Lynnwelcomed herfirstborn child when she was 16 years old in 1948. The country icon shared six children with husband Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn, whom she married at age 15. She was mom to kids Clara Marie, Ernest Ray and twins Peggy Jean andPatsy Eileen, as well as Betty Sue and the late Jack Benny.

Loretta Lynndied at her home in Tennesseein October 2022 at age 90.

Among the “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” singer’s other grandchildren is Emmy Russell, anAmerican Idolcontestant who made it to the series' Hollywood round in early 2024.

“She’s one of the biggest country music singers of all time, but to me she’s just Grandma,” Russell said at the time. “I think I am a little timid, and I think it is because I want to own my voice. That’s why I want to challenge myself and come out here.”

source: people.com