RFD-TV announced that it will broadcast a live feed of the public funeral services of country legend George Jones direct from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville this Thursday, May 2, beginning at 11am ET/10am CT. FamilyNet will carry a delayed feed of this broadcast, beginning at 3pm ET/2pm CT.
George Jones passed away last Friday at the age of 81. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1956, so it is appropriate that the public will be able to say their farewells to him there. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be made to the Grand Ole Opry trust fund. More details can be found at georgejones.com.
In a press release from Webster & Associates announcing that George Jones’ funeral service would be open to the public, publicist Kirt Webster said, “George would have wanted his fans and friends everywhere to be able to come and pay their respects along with his family.” A private visitation for family, friends and fellow performers is taking place Wednesday evening.
“George Jones touched upon the lives of our viewers like few artists can,” said Patrick Gottsch, founder of Rural Media Group, Inc., the parent company of RFD-TV and FamilyNet. “He’s both a music legend and a symbol of the style of country music that has always been true to the heart of rural America. George has visited our Nashville studios many times, performed with many of our programmers and been a dear friend to RFD-TV and our viewers. This is the least we could do to honor his life.”
Broadcast of the George Jones memorial service airs May 2 live beginning at 11am ET/10am CT on RFD-TV.
A delayed feed of this broadcast of the George Jones memorial service airs May 2 beginning at 3pm ET/2pm CT on FamilyNet.
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George Jones: Courtesy of Webster & Associates, LLC.
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RFD-TV to broadcast George Jones funeral
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