Zak Fick couldnt hide his feelings as he watched his sister and dad dance at her wedding. Zak sobbed as he recorded the dance, saying he got emotional because the. In the autobiography that became the smash film Coal Miners Daughter, countrymusic superstar Loretta Lynn wrote, My life has run. Mary Anna Bolton, age 71, of Beckley, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. Born Sept. 28, 1937, at Beckley, she was the. A Stricken Coal Miners Daughter Mourns the Drowning of Her Favorite Son. In the autobiography that became the smash film Coal Miners Daughter, country music superstar Loretta Lynn wrote, My life has run from misery to happinessand sometimes back to misery. In less than 1. Lorettas life ran deep, deep into misery, where it remains. On July 2. 2 her 3. Jack Benny Lynn, mounted his quarter horse, Black Jack, at the 5,0. Hurricane Mills, near Waverly, Tenn. He called out to a ranch hand Im goin ridin, and went off into the hills. Sometime in the evening horse and rider tried to ford the often treacherous Duck River that bisects the Lynn spread. They never made it On Tuesday a sheriffs search party found the horse standing beneath a river bluff, and Jacks body in the water nearby. Very early in the morning, after Jacks last ride, Lorettas customized bus pulled into the Big Chief Auto Truck Plaza outside Mount Vernon, Ill. When a member of the singers entourage went into her suite at the back of the bus to ask her if she wanted coffee, the star was on the bed, unconscious. An ambulance rushed her to the intensive care unit of the Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon she was suffering from exhaustion. Loretta was not told about Jack until Wednesday morning, when her husband Oliver Mooney Lynn arrived by car to break the awful news. She took it much better than we expected, said her manager of 1. The country legends birth certificate shows she was born on April 14, 1932, which makes her 80 years old, and undermines her teenage bride backstory. Own televisions longestrunning comedyvariety show Hee Haw with this 8 DVD collection featuring countrys greatest stars. Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment in the Second World War, The Wartime Memories Project. Matt-Anderson-Coal-Mining-Blues-Front-Cover-95268.jpg' alt='Watch Coal Miner`S Daughter Online Facebook' title='Watch Coal Miner`S Daughter Online Facebook' />David Skepner. Lorettas going to be all right. Perhaps so, but over the years Loretta Lynn has had a lot to takeand a lot taken out of her. Clawing her way up from the poverty of a Kentucky coal miners daughter to multimillionaire country music queen, Loretta set a corrosive work regimen that never slackened. Nearly 1. 0 months a year she is out rolling on the tour, doing two shows a night that can last till 2 3. When God made entertainers, says Skepner, he left out the word moderation. Nor has there been any rest back in Waverly. When I get home, she has said, there is so much going on it makes me nervous. Running the dude ranch, which is open to visitors, is Mooneys job. VhlZGhXcWuRpeVRaQnM.jpg' alt='Watch Coal Miner`S Daughter Online Facebook' title='Watch Coal Miner`S Daughter Online Facebook' />But as a local acquaintance puts it, Mooney from moonshine likes to have a few drinksthough he is currently on the wagon. Mooneys other nickname is Doolittle. Says an old musical associate of Loretta, The name explains itself. For years Loretta has carried the family financially and borne its personal burdens. Last year the wife of second son Ernie Rey, who plays guitar behind Loretta, gave birth to stillborn twins They were buried at Hurricane Mills. This year Ernie had a kidney removed. Betty, oldest of Lynns children at 3. Lorettas fan mail. Cissie, married and mother of two, sings in some of Lorettas shows. Watch Maxine Waters go off on constituent Impeach me You cant impeach a member of Congress. One of the 2. 0 year old twin daughters, Patsy, eloped at age 1. Lorettas own childhood marriage at age 1. Patsy, now divorced too, and twin sister Peggy, a recent bride, appear with Loretta and Mooney on Crisco commercials. The combination of work and herding the family along has put Loretta in the hospital over a dozen times with an array of ailments, including bleeding ulcers and undiagnosed blackouts. Nine years ago she tried to block out her troubles with what she called pills to put me to sleep. A bout in Nashvilles Park View Hospital, with help from a psychiatrist, got her past the addiction, but she kept running beyond the brink of her formidable energy. When she collapsed in Mount Vernon, Skepner admitted, This happened 1. However, he says, no pills are now involved the root cause is exhaustionthere wasnt anything else wrong. Nothing, that is, until she learned about Jack Benny Lynn, whom she had named for her favorite comedian and because we like the two names. Patsy confirms her moms special feelings for Jack. They were very close, she says. It was probably because he took after my dad. Jack was shy and liked his time alone. According to Patsy, Jack also shared Mooneys taste for liquor. He never worked at any real job, spending his time training horses and blacksmithing at the ranch. About a year ago liver and pancreas problems, together with a neck injury sustained when he was thrown from a horse, put Jack in the hospital, where doctors persuaded him to join Mooney on the wagon. Says Patsy, He straightened up and started taking care of his family, which included wife Barbara and their 4 year old daughter Jenny and two teenage children by a previous marriage. Surprisingly Barbara reacted to the drowning with absolute composure. I have perfect peace about Jack, she says. Extras Series 2 Episode 3. This was his time. She explained his death to Jenny by telling her Jack was in Heaven riding horses with Jesus. Loretta fared not nearly so well. Despite her initial calm, She tore all to pieces, according to Patsy. Skepner and Mooney quickly put her on a chartered plane to Nashville, then took her to a local hospital, where she stayed until the Friday funeral at the white framed Luff Bowen funeral home in Waverly. Walking as though in a bad dream she joined 3. Willie Nelsons Amazing Grace and Uncloudy Day. There were some famous faces in the funeral crowd, among them country music stars Tammy Wynette and Lorettas sister, Crystal Gayle. But the 4. 9 year old Loretta seemed to notice no one. Nor did she seem to see the extravagant floral arrangements that rimmed the chapel walls, carrying cards from some of the biggest names in show businessDolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, the Oak Ridge Boys. Pale and drawn, she stared at the oak casket draped with an American flag. Loretta wept during the 4. Hurricane Mills. Just before the casket was lowered into the ground she lost her composure and broke into sobs. Her knees buckled and, supported by Mooney and the family housekeeper, she had to be helped to the car that took her back to the Nashville hospital. Its finally started to hit her, Skepner concedes. Shes one worn out lady. He has canceled all her August appearances, but he believes she will be out again and running fast as ever, perhaps with a new song based on the tragedy her early hit Mama, WhyShe does what she has to do and collapses later, says Skepner. Without that drive, superstars wouldnt be superstars. Daughter Betty, too, is confident that Mothers strength will pull her through. Impeach me You cant impeach a member of CongressMaxine Waters made headlines for her James Brown wig. Image screenshotCalifornia Congresswoman Maxine Waters got a taste of her own medicine when a constituent threatened to have her impeached. Melani Bell confronted Waters, slamming her for her disrespectful treatment of President Trump and her repeated hollow threats to impeach him. Theyre empty threats because of the bipartisan agreement that Trump has committed no impeachable offense. Im going to work every day to make sure that he isnt impeached and that youre impeached Bell vowed. A furious Waters shot back You cant impeach a member of Congress No, you cannot impeach a woman of CongressBell posted a You. Tube video of the encounter, where she revealed that she had been ignored despite repeatedly calling Waters office and emailing her for five minutes of your time. Pro Islam George Clooney moving back to US Feels unsafe in terrorism ravaged UKWaters seems to have forgotten that as a public servant, she works FOR voters like Bell. Melani Bell then scolded Congresswoman Waters for her mistreatment of President Trump. I love my president, Bell said. Waters replied I cant stand himHes the most horrible man Ive ever seen in my life. Watch Perched On A Tree Online Freeform'>Watch Perched On A Tree Online Freeform. Your president is a dishonorable, lying man. Los Angeles street artist Sabo recently plastered the city with Impeach Maxine Waters artwork. Waters has hypocritically trashed President Trump for being corrupt while she has been using her political position to help her daughter and husband pocket boatloads of cash during her 1. Congress. Psychiatrists call this psychological projection. Fake Indian Elizabeth Warren refuses to take DNA test sent by her real Indian opponent. Waters career highlights include being rated one of the most corrupt members of Congress in 2. George Soros funded liberal watchdog CREW Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. In 2. 00. 8, Waters was charged with three counts of ethical violations after allegedly helping One. United Bank secure 1. Samantha Chang is a politicslifestyle writer and finance editor. You can find her on Twitter at SamanthaChang. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 1 here. Latest posts by Samantha Chang see all.