You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. By the time his wife was 17, the couple had three children. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. That's where I'd learned to leave problems ever since I was little, going to a Baptist church in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. He was very...what do you call it? When I tried to talk to him about it, he said, "Momma, I just drink till it stops hurtin'." The young couple married each other after knowing each other for a month and Lynn was just 15-years-old at that time. Shop Now, Follow the Guideposts special series, Overcoming Addiction Visit Now. The spittin' image. Jack and his horse never did make it across. Loretta Lynn’s 50 Years of Marriage With Doolittle Lynn. Try again later. GREAT NEWS! Oliver Lynn died on August 22, 1996, five days before his 70th birthday. It was her early marriage that inspired much of her songwriting and she put a biographical spin on some of her hits. They lived on Barbara's grandmother's farm just up the road from our ranch, so Jack was over at our place often, helping out with the planting or in the stables. Oliver Lynn died on August 22, 1996, five days before his 70th birthday. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Failed to remove flower. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. But it wasn't me who was there, really. His death was attributed to diabetes -related health problems and heart failure. So he got stung up the worst. But there'd been heavy rains and Duck River was swollen. Cookie Policy | Looking back, I know what the meaning of the minister's story was. Check Out Loretta Lynn Cd On eBay. I'd … Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He died at the home he and Loretta shared on their farm in Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, Tennessee.---------------Oliver Vanater Lynn Jr., son of Oliver Vanater Lynn, son of Charles Lynn, son of William Lynn and "America" Mary Elizabeth Humphrey.Charles Lynn was the stepson of Oliver Vanater, second husband of "America" Mary Elizabeth Humphrey. To this day I believe the moment I collapsed on that bus was the moment my boy died. Having served in the United States Army during World War II, he was uninterested in coal mining upon his return. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Verify and try again. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Oliver Vanetta “Mooney” Lynn Jr. Their... CBSNews.com | CBS.com | TV.com | TVGuide.com, CNET | Metacritic | CBSSports.com | ZDNet | MetroLyrics | Last.fm | Chow.com | Download.com | CBS College Network Over the course of their often-tumultuous 48-year marriage, Lynn was instrumental in developing his wife's musical talent and country music career, purchasing her first guitar, lining up her first radio appearances, and serving as her de facto talent manager for many years. Jack was 2 then, and Betty, our oldest, was 3. They worked till I started breathing again, then admitted me to intensive care. Find Great Deals Now! He was big and strong and happy. Oliver Vanetta Lynn, Jr. (August 27, 1926 – August 22, 1996), commonly known as Doolittle Lynn (also Doo and Mooney) was an American talent manager and country music figure, known as the husband of country music legend Loretta Lynn.Over the course of their often-tumultuous 48-year marriage, Lynn was instrumental in developing his wife's musical talent and country music career, purchasing her first …