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===Health and death=== Over the years, Lynn suffered from various health concerns, including [[pneumonia]] on multiple occasions and a broken arm after a fall at home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-02-08-8902090068-story.html|title=LYNN IN HOSPITAL|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=February 8, 1989}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/loretta-lynn-hospitalized-with-pneumonia-cancels-shows-465542/|title=Loretta Lynn Hospitalized with Pneumonia, Cancels Shows|agency=Associated Press |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> In May 2017, Lynn had a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills. She was taken to a Nashville hospital and as a result had to cancel all of her upcoming tour dates. The release of her album ''[[Wouldn't It Be Great]]'' was delayed until 2018. On January 1, 2018, Lynn fell and broke her hip.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thanki |first=Juli |date=May 5, 2017 |title=Loretta Lynn hospitalized after stroke |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/05/05/loretta-lynn-hospitalized-after-stroke/312072001/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506014531/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/05/05/loretta-lynn-hospitalized-after-stroke/312072001/ |archive-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Loretta Lynn In 'Great Spirits' After Breaking Hip in Fall at Home |url=http://people.com/country/loretta-lynn-breaks-hip-fall-at-home-great-spirits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120185052/http://people.com/country/loretta-lynn-breaks-hip-fall-at-home-great-spirits/ |archive-date=January 20, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> Lynn died in her sleep at her home in Hurricane Mills on October 4, 2022, at the age of 90. No cause of death was immediately given.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1577312734529601536 |user=LorettaLynn |title=A statement from the family of Loretta Lynn. "Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills." The family of Loretta Lynn. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004153013/https://twitter.com/LorettaLynn/status/1577312734529601536 |archive-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref><ref name="WaPoObit" /><ref name="hrdeath">{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Loretta Lynn, Feisty First Lady of Country Music, Dies at 90 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/loretta-lynn-dead-coal-miners-daughter-singer-1235232793/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004145859/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/loretta-lynn-dead-coal-miners-daughter-singer-1235232793/ |archive-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> She was buried three days later on her Hurricane Mills ranch beside her husband Doolittle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countrynow.com/loretta-lynn-laid-to-rest-on-her-tennessee-ranch-i-love-you-yesterday-today-tomorrow-and-always/|title=Loretta Lynn Laid To Rest On Her Tennessee Ranch: 'I Love You Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow And Always'|first1=Lauren Jo|last1=Black|website=Country Now|date=October 8, 2022}}</ref>
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