Editing Loretta Lynn (section)

===Children===
Loretta and her husband had six children together. Their eldest daughter, Betty Sue, was born on November 26, 1948, and died of complications associated with [[emphysema]] on July 29, 2013.<ref>[http://www.musicrow.com/2013/07/loretta-lynns-eldest-daughter-dies-at-64 Notice of death of Betty Sue Lynn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408132024/https://musicrow.com/2013/07/loretta-lynns-eldest-daughter-dies-at-64/ |date=April 8, 2019 }}, musicrow.com, July 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2014.</ref><ref name="Huffington Post">{{Cite news |date=July 30, 2013 |title=Betty Sue Lynn Dead: Loretta Lynn's Oldest Daughter Dies In Tennessee |work=[[HuffPost]] |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/loretta-lynn-daughter_n_3676676.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407065522/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/loretta-lynn-daughter_n_3676676.html |archive-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> Second child and eldest son Jack Benny Lynn, born December 7, 1949, was found dead by drowning on July 24, 1984, after going missing while horse riding on his mother's Hurricane Mills ranch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Stricken Coal Miner's Daughter Mourns the Drowning of Her Favorite Son |url=https://people.com/archive/a-stricken-coal-miners-daughter-mourns-the-drowning-of-her-favorite-son-vol-22-no-7/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=August 13, 1984 |title=A Stricken Coal Miner's Daughter Mourns the Drowning of Her Favorite Son |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088433,00.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |volume=22 |issue=7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316132655/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088433,00.html |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref> Their third and fourth children are Ernest Ray Lynn, born May 27, 1951, and Clara Marie "Cissie" Lynn, born less than a year later on April 7, 1952.<ref name="Children in People">{{cite magazine |last1=Weaver |first1=Emily |date=October 5, 2022 |url=https://people.com/parents/all-about-loretta-lynn-children/ |title=Loretta Lynn's Children: Everything to Know |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] }}</ref> Their youngest children, twin daughters [[The Lynns|Peggy Jean]] and [[The Lynns|Patsy Eileen]], were born on August 6, 1964; they are named after Lynn's sister, [[Peggy Sue (singer)|Peggy Sue Wright]], and her friend, [[Patsy Cline]].<ref name="Children in People"/> Patsy's daughter and Loretta's granddaughter, [[Emmy Russell]], auditioned for [[American Idol (season 22)|season 22]] of American Idol, making the cut and earning the golden ticket to Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=|first1=|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/25/loretta-lynns-granddaughter-emmy-russell-auditions-for-american-idol-inspired-by-legacy/72736716007/|title=Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Emmy Russell auditions for American Idol inspired by legacy|date=February 25, 2024|website=The Tennessean}}</ref>