"Joey is in the arms of her beloved brother Justin and using her pretty voice to sing for her Savior. The attractive melody and Rory’s believable vocal gives charm to an unoriginal theme. "The cancer is gone, the pain has ceased and all her tears are dry," he continued. In his blog titled, "This Life I Live," Rory informed their fans of Joey's death by writing, "My wife's greatest dream came true today. The private service will be attended by close family and friends and she will be buried in the family cemetery like she requested. Within days of her passing, her husband Rory began making funeral arrangements, plans he said he "hoped we would never have to make." When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. During an interview with Bill Gaither about her faith. Joey's obituary states that in the days before her death, she said "her greatest hope for her daughter was that she grew up with no fear and that she was able to fall in love, get married, and live independently near her father." During an interview with Bill Gaither about her faith. She underwent surgical treatment and was declared cancer free, but the disease returned a year later and it couldn't be cured.įeek died in her family home on March 4. Joey was diagnosed with cervical cancer just weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Indiana, and days after learning their newborn has Down syndrome. Hosted by Bill Gaither and recorded on the couples Tennessee farm, the DVD features an interview with Joey+Rory detailing the strength they have found.
They also had a popular television show called "The Joey and Rory Show" that was suspended when Joey became ill. They were named the Academy of Country Music Awards' "Top New Vocal Duo" in 2010. The Feeks were recently nominated for a Grammy, but lost the award days before her death. Rorys solo debut arrives June 18 on Gaither Records, an imprint ran by Bill and Gloria Gaither, two gospel legends from Joeys hometown of Alexandria, Indiana. It was number one on both charts the first week of March around the time of Joey's death. The couple's new album, "Hymns That Are Important to Us," topped the Billboard country albums chart in addition to the Christian Album chart following its release in mid-February.
The Gaither website said, "Rory Feek, his daughters and members of the Martin family will be in attendance, and are exceedingly grateful for this community's outpouring of support throughout Joey's life and most recently during her illness."įeek was half of country music duo, Joey + Rory, along with her husband Rory. "We all will miss that sweet, transparent spirit." The service will be hosted by Bill and Gloria Gaither, Gospel musicians and family friends of the Feeks. It will be held Sunday, March 13, at 2:30 p.m. in the Alexandria-Monroe High School gymnasium in her native hometown of Alexandria, Indiana, the Indy Star reports.
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