NASHVILLE - Country music icon Jeannie Seely, a Grammy-winning singer and longtime Grand Ole Opry member known for her soulful voice and trailblazing spirit, has died at 85. Seely died Friday in Nashville after a brief illness, according to her publicist. Her death came less than a year after the passing of her husband, Gene Ward, in December 2024.

Jeannie Seely, the Grammy-winning country music artist and Grand Ole Opry legend, has died. She was 85. The artist’s rep revealed to multiple outlets that Seely died on Friday at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage,