In her 2002 autobiography, Still Woman Enough, Loretta shared her love for her husband of almost 50 years, saying,
“I married Doo when I wasn’t but a child, and he was my life from that day on. But as important as my youth and upbringing was, there’s something else that made me stick to Doo. He thought I was something special, more special than anyone else in the world, and never let me forget it. That belief would be hard to shove out the door. Doo was my security, my safety net. And just remember, I’m explainin’, not excusin’.”
Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn died on August 22, 1996. His death is said to have been caused by diabetes-related health problems and heart failure. Doo was laid to rest at the Lynn family ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.
