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Funeral Arrangements Set For Opry Legend Jean Shepard

Posted at 6:02 PM, Sep 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-28 06:14:31-04

Funeral arrangements were set for Grand Ole Opry star Jean Shepard who passed away on Sunday, September 25 at age 82. 

A public visitation was set for Thursday, September 29 at Hendersonville Funeral Home at 353 East Main Street from Noon - 8 p.m. and Friday, September 30 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The celebration of Life service was set to follow at 1 p.m. The public was invited to both the visitation and the service.

Shepard became a member of the Opry on November 21, 1955 and last appeared on November 21, 2015 when she became the only female to reach 60 years of Opry membership.

In 2011, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.