Joey Feek was laid to rest this morning during a private funeral in the family cemetery on the Maury County, Tennessee homestead she shared with her husband, Rory, and two-year-old daughter, Indiana. The Feek family returned to the family farm on March 5th after Joey’s death last Friday.
…making plans that I hoped we would never have to make.
Posted by Joey+Rory on Sunday, March 6, 2016
A public memorial service is also scheduled to take place in Joey Martin Feek’s hometown of Alexandria, Indiana. The Feek’s close friends and Gospel music legends Bill and Gloria Gaither will host the service scheduled for Sunday, March 13 at 2:30 PM in the Alexandria-Monroe High School gym. Rory Feek, his three daughters, and members of Joey’s family will also attend the special service. The whole community has been a great source of support and kindness for the entire Martin and Feek clan during Joey’s brave cancer battle and hospice stay.
“Joey was one of a kind,” Bill Gaither shared in a press release. “We all will miss that sweet, transparent spirit.”
Joey is survived by:
Husband: Rory Feek, Married June 2002
Daughters- Heidi Feek, Hopie Feek, and Indiana Feek
Mother: June Sparks
Father: Jack (Beth) Martin
Maternal Grandmother: Lucille Sparks
Sisters: Jody Martin, Julie (Brett) Snyder, Jessie (Adam) May
Nieces and Nephews: Cody and Macee Rudy, Autumn, Alyssa, Brooke and Sylvia Snyder, Adell, Abram and Owen May
According to Joey’s official obituary, donations can be sent to Rory and Indy at P.O. Box 5471 Vancouver, WA, 98668.
