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    • Jul 7, 1984
    Flossie Mae Haggard Scott, the subject of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," dies at her home in California
    Jan 14, 1985
    Katie Maple Wilburn, mother of The Wilburn Brothers, dies at age 80 in Franklin, Tennessee, after an extended illness. Teddy and Doyle Wilburn had often closed their Grand Ole Opry performances by simply saying, "Good night, Mom"
    Feb 2, 1985
    Mary Ann Kristofferson dies in San Diego County. Her passing comes just two months after her son, Kris Kristofferson, recorded a song about reincarnation, "Highwayman," with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash
    Mar 23, 1985
    Akeeba "Kieve" Diamond dies in California. His son, pop singer/songwriter Neil Diamond, wrote Glen Campbell's "Sunflower"
    Aug 14, 1985
    Mickey Gilley's mother, Irene Gilley, dies
    Aug 23, 1985
    Mel McDaniel's father, Olan McDaniel, dies of a heart attack in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
    Dec 23, 1985
    Ray Cash, father of Johnny Cash and Tommy Cash, dies in a Nashville hospital
    Aug 9, 1986
    Donald Mahan Coe, father/sound and light man for David Allan Coe, dies
    Apr 25, 1987
    Lucy Whitman dies in Tampa. Her survivors include a country singer, son Slim Whitman
    Nov 1, 1987
    Shania Twain's parents are killed in an automobile accident near Wawa, Ontario, leaving her to take care of her two brothers



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