Randal Bridges

Hazel Pearl (Sims) Cothern was born on December 23, 1905 in Slate, Wood County, West Virginia United States, and was the mother of Verle cothern. Hazel Cothern died at age 56 years old on October 13, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hazel Cothern.

Betty Lee (Peer) Grassi was born on March 15, 1924 in Outville, Ohio United States, and had siblings Emmaline Cothern, Edith Spain, Lillian Sanders, and Opal Higgins. Betty Grassi died at age 58 years old on March 17, 1982 in Columbus. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Betty Lee (Peer) Grassi.

Opal Lee (Peer) Higgins was born on March 25, 1921 in Millersport, Ohio United States, and had siblings Emmaline Cothern, Edith Spain, Lillian Sanders, and Betty Lee (Peer) Grassi. Opal Higgins died at age 79 years old on December 28, 2000 in Columbus. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Opal Higgins.

Lillian Ree (Peer) Sanders was born on February 12, 1916 in Buckeye Lake, Ohio United States, and had siblings Emmaline Cothern, Edith Spain, Opal Higgins, and Betty Lee (Peer) Grassi. Lillian Sanders died at age 69 years old on December 28, 1985 in Columbus. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lillian Sanders.

William Jeffrey Broyles of Columbus, Franklin County, OH 43204 was born on June 13, 1970, and died at age 28 years old on August 9, 1998.

Edith Elizabeth (Peer) Spain of Newark, Ohio United States was born on November 11, 1913 in Columbus, and had siblings Emmaline Cothern, Lillian Sanders, Opal Higgins, and Betty Lee (Peer) Grassi. Edith Spain died at age 63 years old on November 16, 1976 in Newark.

Naomi's parents were Pauline "Polly" Ruth Oliver, 1927-2010, and Charles Glen Judd, 1924 - 1984. She had one brother, Brian, who died of leukemia at 17. She married Michael Ciminella and divorced him. Naomi had 2 daughters, Wynonna (born 1964) and Ashley (born 1968) and she brought them up as a single parent. Naomi supported the family as a nurse and then, after many years, she and eldest daughter Wynonna, formed a duo singing. Ashley later became an actress. Naomi married Larry Strickland (a musician) on May 6 1989 and they were married until she died. You can read her obituary from People.com atCountry Legend Naomi Judd Died by Suicide After Longtime Struggle with Mental Health: Sources

Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb) was a Country singer-songwriter. Her father was Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (1906 - 1959) and her mother was Clara Marie "Clary" Ramey (1912 - 1981). She had siblings Melvin Jr, Herman, Willie "Jay", Donald Ray, Peggy Sue, Betty Ruth, and Crystal Gayle Webb. Loretta was the eldest daughter and the second child born to Melvin Sr and Clara Marie. Loretta married Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn - she called him "Doo" - (1926 - 1996) on January 10, 1948. She was 15 years old, and "Doo" was 22. They had six children: Betty Sue, Jack Benny, Patsy Eileen, Peggy Jean (who were twins), Clara Marie, and Ernest Ray. Jack Benny died in 1984 at age 34 and Betty Sue died in 2013 at age 64. "Doo" died almost 50 years after they were married. In an autobiography, she wrote: "I married Doo when I wasn't but a child, and he was my life from that day on. But as important as my youth and upbringing was, there's something else that made me stick to Doo. He thought I was something special, more special than anyone else in the world, and never let me forget it. That belief would be hard to shove out the door... Doo was my security, my safety net. And just remember, I'm explainin' not excusin' . . . Doo was a good man and a hard worker. But he was an alcoholic, and it affected our marriage all the way through." It was Doo who bought Loretta her first guitar after they moved from Kentucky to Whatcom County, Washington, where she got her first job singing. She credited his support for starting her career singing, writing songs, and playing. And supposedly, their tumultuous marriage (affairs and fights) gave her plenty of fodder for her songs. Her career picked up in the 1960's and 1970's and with the premier of the movie "Coal Miner's Daughter" in the 1980's, it really took off. They bought a ranch in Hurrican Mills, Tennessee, which featured a recording studio, museums, lodging, restaurants and western stores. It is known as "the seventh Largest Attraction in Tennessee". Loretta had come a long way from the "Holler." She suffered multiple health problems in her last years - pneumonia, a broken arm, knee surgery, a stroke, a broken hip . . . but she died in her sleep in her home at Hurricane Mills at age 90. RIP Loretta. Read more details about her amazing life and career at Loretta Lynn: Obituary

Randal Bridges of Columbus, Ohio United States was born on January 3, 1963 in Columbus to Emmaline Cothern and Verle cothern.

Betty Lee (Peer) Grassi of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 43206 was born on March 15, 1924 in Outville, Licking County, Ohio 43062, United States, and died at age 58 years old on March 17, 1982 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio United States. Betty Grassi was buried on March 22, 1982 at Obetz Cemetery in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio United States.