A public Celebration of Life has been announced for Grand Ole Opry star and country music legend Jeannie Seely . The special event honoring the late GRAMMY winner is titled “Jeannie Seely’s 5,398th Opry Show” and will take place on Thursday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m. / CT at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The service will be broadcast live on 650 AM WSM. It will also be available for livestream here.

Seely passed away Friday, August 1 from complications of an intestinal infection. She was 85. Seely had battled health issues since last fall which escalated in December following the passing of her husband, Gene Ward. She had undergone multiple back surgeries this spring for vertebrae repairs, as well as two emergency abdominal surgeries.

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