Oliver Lynn cause of death: What happened to Loretta Lynn?

Country icon Loretta Lynn died peacefully in her sleep at home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, Tuesday morning. She was 90 years old.  Lynn is best known for her signature 1970 hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which was an ode to her father, Melvin Webb, who died of black lung disease 11 years before the song was released.

The song would skyrocket Lynn to country stardom and eventually became the title of her 1976 autobiography and the 1980 Oscar-winning film starring Sissy Spacek.

Oliver Lynn’s cause of death: What happened to Loretta Lynn?

Lynn’s family issued a statement sharing the details of her passing later that morning in a public statement. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home in her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” the family wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the late artist.

Lynn’s cause of death has yet to be confirmed, but the Grammy winner has suffered several health issues in recent years. At 85 years old, she had a stroke, and then just eight months later, she broke her hip in a fall.

Lynn is survived by four children – Clara, Ernest, Peggy Jean, and Patsy Eileen. Her eldest son, Jack Benny, drowned in 1984 at the age of 34 while trying to cross a river on the family ranch, and her eldest daughter Betty Sue died of emphysema in 2013 at the age of 64.