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May 14, 1971
Hank Snow and music publisher Bill Denny are among the pallbearers as "Sunny Side Of The Mountain" songwriter Bobby Gregory is memorialized at Christ Church Episcopal in Nashville
Jul 19, 1973
The funeral of Clarence White, formerly of The Byrds, is attended by more than 100 people, including ex-bandmate Chris Hillman. At the gravesite, Gram Parsons and Bernie Leadon sing an impromptu version of "Farther Along"
Nov 13, 1973
Three days after he was murdered, David "Stringbean" Akeman is laid to rest in Nashville. Attending the funeral are Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Grandpa Jones, Bill Carlisle, Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff, The Willis Brothers and Bill Anderson
Jan 4, 1974
Four hundred attend the funeral for Tex Ritter at Nashville's First Presbyterian Church, including Roy Acuff and Ernest Tubb
Jan 6, 1974
Tex Ritter is buried at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas. In attendance are Tom T. Hall, Ralph Emery and Johnny Bond
Aug 2, 1974
Pop singer Mama Cass Elliot is cremated at Hollywood Memorial Park, with record executive Lou Adler in attendance. Adler will earn credit for a country hit in 1983 as a co-writer of Joe Stampley's "Poor Side Of Town"
Jul 10, 1975
Sixteen-year-old Lorrie Morgan sings "Morning Has Broken" during the funeral for George Morgan at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Nashville. Attending: Johnny Cash, June Carter, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Tammy Wynette and Bill Anderson
Nov 7, 1975
Funeral services are held for Audrey Williams--ex-wife of the late Hank Williams--in Troy and Montgomery, Alabama. Hank Williams Jr. makes his first public appearance since an August mountain accident, wearing dark glasses and a toupee
Jun 15, 1978
Johnny Bond's funeral is held at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles. In attendance are fellow western figures Rex Allen, Bob Nolan, Jimmy Wakely, Eddie Dean, Ray Whitley, Wesley Tuttle and Art Satherley
Oct 25, 1978
Johnny Cash leads mourners in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" to close the funeral for Maybelle Carter at the First Baptist Church in Madison, Tennessee. Attendees include June Carter Cash, Chet Atkins, Hank Snow, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Grandpa Jones, Earl Scruggs and The Oak Ridge Boys
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