The Sad Reason Naomi Judd’s Granddaughter Won’t Be Able To Attend Her Funeral
Ga Fullner/Shutterstock By Linda DiProperzio/May 3, 2022 1:26 pm EST
While the country music world has been rocked by the heartbreaking death of Naomi Judd, no one has been hit harder than her family. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd announced her passing via a written statement to the Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” they wrote. “We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.”
Multiple sources told People that Naomi died by suicide after years of struggling with depression, just one day before she was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Wynonna. Both Ashley and Wynonna were at the ceremony and gave heartfelt tributes to their mother. “I didn’t prepare anything tonight because I knew Mom would probably talk the most,” Wynonna said (via YouTube). “I’m gonna make this fast because my heart’s broken, and I feel so blessed. It’s a very strange dynamic, to be this broken and this blessed.” Since then, the family, which includes Naomi’s husband of 32 years, Larry Strickland, has asked for privacy as they plan a funeral for Naomi. No information has been released, so it’s not known whether it will be a private or public service. While it’s safe to assume that Naomi’s loved ones will be in attendance, there’s one family member who won’t be able to make it to the services.
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The Sad Reason Naomi Judd’s Granddaughter Won’t Be Able To Attend Her Funeral
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By Linda DiProperzio/May 3, 2022 1:26 pm EST
While the country music world has been rocked by the heartbreaking death of Naomi Judd, no one has been hit harder than her family. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd announced her passing via a written statement to the Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” they wrote. “We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.”
Multiple sources told People that Naomi died by suicide after years of struggling with depression, just one day before she was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Wynonna. Both Ashley and Wynonna were at the ceremony and gave heartfelt tributes to their mother. “I didn’t prepare anything tonight because I knew Mom would probably talk the most,” Wynonna said (via YouTube). “I’m gonna make this fast because my heart’s broken, and I feel so blessed. It’s a very strange dynamic, to be this broken and this blessed.” Since then, the family, which includes Naomi’s husband of 32 years, Larry Strickland, has asked for privacy as they plan a funeral for Naomi. No information has been released, so it’s not known whether it will be a private or public service. While it’s safe to assume that Naomi’s loved ones will be in attendance, there’s one family member who won’t be able to make it to the services.
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Multiple sources told People that Naomi died by suicide after years of struggling with depression, just one day before she was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Wynonna. Both Ashley and Wynonna were at the ceremony and gave heartfelt tributes to their mother. “I didn’t prepare anything tonight because I knew Mom would probably talk the most,” Wynonna said (via YouTube). “I’m gonna make this fast because my heart’s broken, and I feel so blessed. It’s a very strange dynamic, to be this broken and this blessed.”
Since then, the family, which includes Naomi’s husband of 32 years, Larry Strickland, has asked for privacy as they plan a funeral for Naomi. No information has been released, so it’s not known whether it will be a private or public service. While it’s safe to assume that Naomi’s loved ones will be in attendance, there’s one family member who won’t be able to make it to the services.
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Wynonna Judd’s daughter is serving time in prison in Tennessee
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