Gene Watson Remembers Loretta Lynn & Mooney Lynn’s Wedding Anniversary

Loretta Lynn and Gene Watson in Georgia in 1998

On Thursday 11 January 2024, Gene Watson remembered Loretta Lynn & Oliver Vanetta ‘Doolittle’ Lynn’s wedding anniversary, which would have actually taken place on Wednesday 10 January 2024.

‘I think Loretta Lynn’s and Oliver Vanetta ‘Doolittle’ Lynn’s Anniversary date was yesterday (Wednesday 10 January 2024), but I saw these old photos, and wanted to share them with you.

Oliver Vanetta ‘Doolittle’ Lynn (Friday 27 August 1926 – Thursday 22 August 1996) (better known as ‘Doolittle’, ‘Doo’, or ‘Mooney’) and Loretta Webb / Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022), who were married on Saturday 10 January 1948.  

Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) was so good to me on my first tour, and I can never say enough how grateful I was to her for letting me ride her bus, after she saw I was worn out driving myself from concert to concert, following her and Conway’s buses.

Oliver Vanetta 'Doolittle' Lynn (Friday 27 August 1926 - Thursday 22 August 1996) and Loretta Lynn
Oliver Vanetta ‘Doolittle’ Lynn (Friday 27 August 1926 – Thursday 22 August 1996) and Loretta Lynn

She made it possible for me to keep going’

Source
Gene Watson on Facebook


Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 - Tuesday 4 October 2022)

On Friday 4 February 2022, Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) graciously contributed a ‘Peer’s Quote’ about Gene Watson.