Reba McEntire details devastating double loss in emotional message as fans send prayers
Reba McEntire was one of the many stars who took to Instagram to pay tribute to Loretta Lynn after she died at the age of 90 - but she also took the opportunity to remember her late mother too.
The star shared a photo alongside Loretta, in which they were beaming for the camera and looking dressed up to the nines.
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Reba wrote an emotional and lengthy caption which pulled at the heartstrings of her followers.
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It read: "Mama and Loretta Lynn were four years apart, Mama being the oldest. They always reminded me a lot of each other. Strong women, who loved their children and were fiercely loyal."
She continued: "Now they’re both in Heaven getting to visit and talk about how they were raised, how different country music is now from what it was when they were young. Sure makes me feel good that Mama went first so she could welcome Loretta into the hollers of heaven."
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Reba then added: "I always did and I always will love Loretta. She was always so nice to me. I sure appreciate her paving the rough and rocky road for all us girl singers."
Reba paid tribute to Loretta Lynn and her own mother too
Fans rushed to comment with praying hands emojis and supportive messages: "Another beloved legend has arrived in country heaven," and, "So, so very sorry!! Now this legend is resting at the feet of Jesus."
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In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Loretta's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.
Reba looked up to the country music queen
She was considered a country music queen, and her songs about love and being a woman of rural America in the 1950s and 1960s changed the way women were perceived within the country music industry and genre.
Her family's statement read: "Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home in her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills."
Asking for privacy as they mourn her passing, they said her memorial would be announced later on.
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