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Loretta Lynn Is Laid To Rest At Her Ranch

=Loretta Lynn was laid to rest at her family cemetery on her ranch grounds in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee on Friday (10/7). Close to 100 guests were in attendence for a…

Loretta Lynn Is Laid To Rest On Her Ranch
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=Loretta Lynn was laid to rest at her family cemetery on her ranch grounds in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee on Friday (10/7). Close to 100 guests were in attendence for a private graveside burial service. Loretta passed away at age 90 on Tuesday (10/4).

Around 11 am CT, Lynn was transported from the mansion to the family cemetery in a black hearse and a handful of fans were at the property gate to lay flowers and watch the black hearse. The hearse was led led by the Humphreys County sheriff and was followed by a train of vehicles with loved ones inside.

One fan told Nashville TV station WKRN that it was  "Pretty surreal, pretty sad." Pat Berger drove from North Dakota to be there, and tears rolled down her cheeks as the hearse drove by. She said tearfully, "Never thought I'd be here for this, never expected it."

Another fan told the only Nashville TV station allowed to be there, "It's just humbling. My heart is hurt, but it's very humbling just to be here, yes, very surreal."

The Tennessean confirmed that Lynn herself left instructions for her funeral ceremonies, including plans for a large memorial to which fans will be invited. Her Nashville family representative told the newspaper, "A public memorial is being planned. The family had a private ceremony Friday with no other details available to share at this time."

She also said that details about the public ceremony would be released soon.

Many country superstars have paid tribute to Loretta in the last week, including Keith Urban, who sang two of Lynn's classics in honor of the country legend and his friend in concert in Nashville on Friday night (10/7). He started singing Lynn's "Blue Kentucky Girl" and then "You're Looking At Country." During the performance, he shared images of Lynn, including one of him with the country legend.

We've had to say goodbye to some big names this year in the worlds of entertainment and beyond.

Scroll through the gallery below to see the musicians, celebrities and other cultural figures we've lost in 2022

Sidney Poitier

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Bob Saget

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Ronnie Spector

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Peter Bogdanovich

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André Leon Talley

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Gaspard Ulliel

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Woodstock Music Festival co-producer Micael Lang

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Meat Loaf

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Louie Anderson

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Howard Hesseman

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Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst

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Mark Lanegan

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Gary Brooker

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Ivan Reitman

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Traci Braxton

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William Hurt

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Scott Hall

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Taylor Hawkins

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Tom Parker of The Wanted

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Gilbert Gottfried

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Robert Morse

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Madeleine Albright

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Naomi Judd

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Alan White, drummer for Yes

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Andy Fletcher, keyboardist/co-founder of Depeche Mode

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Alec John Such, original Bon Jovi bassist

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James Caan

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Tony Sirico

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Ivana Trump

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William Hart, Lead Singer Of The Delfonics

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Paul Sorvino

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Tony Dow

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Bill Russell

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Nichelle Nichols

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Olivia Newton-John

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Joe E. Tata (Nat from Beverly Hills, 90210)

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Bernard Shaw

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Queen Elizabeth II

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Ken Starr

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Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest')

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Coolio

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Wrestling icon Antonio Inoki

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Sacheen Littlefeather

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Loretta Lynn

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Angela Lansbury

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Robbie Coltrane

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Leslie Jordan

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Jerry Lee Lewis

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Julie Powell

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Jeff Cook of Alabama

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Kevin Conroy

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Dan McCafferty of Nazareth

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John Aniston

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Jason David Frank

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Irene Cara

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Christine McVie

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Wilko Johnson

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Gaylord Perry

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Brad William Henke

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Bob McGrath of 'Sesame Street'

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Kirstie Alley

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Mills Lane

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Dorothy Pitman Hughes

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Stephen "tWitch" Boss

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Billie Moore

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Dino Danelli

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Ray Liotta

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Vin Scully

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Terry Hall

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Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011

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Pele

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Vivienne Westwood

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