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Anthony King Orbison
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Anthony King Orbison
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Anthony King Orbison's parents were Roy Kelton Orbison (1936 - 1988), who was a singer and songwriter, and Claudette Frady (1941 -1966), who was Roy's first wife. He had two siblings, Roy Dewayne Orbison and Wesley.
Tragically, two years before Anthony, called Tony, and his older brother, Roy Dewayne, died in a house fire, their mother Claudette died in a motorcycle accident on June 6, 1966 in Gallatin, Tennessee.
The hits to the singer and songwriter father kept coming, as on September 14, 1968 the Orbison family home on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee, burned to the ground, killing Anthony and his older brother Roy Dewayne. Youngest child Wesley, who was 3 at the time of the fire, was saved by father Roy's parents. He had been on tour in England when the fire happened. Anthony King Orbison: Obituary
Another obituary for the six year old appeared in The Tennessean on Monday September 16 1968. See the details at Anthony Orbison Tennessean Obituary.
Roy Dewayne Orbison was born on April 18, 1958 in Winkler County, Texas United States to Roy Kelton Orbison and Claudette Frady, and had siblings Anthony King Orbison and Wesley Orbison. Roy Orbison died at age 10 years old on September 14, 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee USA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roy Dewayne Orbison.
Roy Kelton Orbison was born on April 23, 1936 in Vernon, Texas USA to Orbie Lee Orbison and Nadine (Shultz) Orbison, and had siblings Sammy Keith Orbison and Grady Lee Orbison. He married Claudette Frady on August 1, 1957, and they were married until Claudette's death on June 6, 1966. They had children Roy Dewayne Orbison, Anthony King Orbison, and Wesley Orbison. He also married Barbara Orbison on March 25, 1969, and they were married until Roy's death on December 6, 1988. They had children Roy Kelton Orbison, Jr and Alexander Orbison. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roy Kelton Orbison.
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