Singer Sandy Posey has died aged 80 following a battle with dementia.
The musician, known for 1960s hits Single Girl and Born A Woman, passed away on Saturday morning at her Tennessee home following complications from the degenerative condition – her husband Wade Cummins confirmed to TMZ.
Cummins said Sandy Posey had been battling dementia ‘for a while’ but had a slow decline over the past seven years. He said she had otherwise been in good health.
Cummins was by Posey’s bedside when she died, as well as her daughter Amy, and their niece.
Posey’s husband said he cared for her in her final years and is heartbroken over the loss of the love of his life, who he ‘misses deeply.’
Cummins said that he and Sandy Posey are deeply religious, and he is comforted in the knowledge that she is ‘now with Jesus,’ the outlet reported.
Cummins told the outlet that he’s comforted by the kindness and support he’s received from her millions of fans internationally.
Posey’s family is planning to have a celebration of life event in her honor, according to the outlet, but has yet to earmark a date.
Cummins said the event will be recorded and put on Facebook so her fans can watch, according to the outlet.
Posey will be cremated, sources told the outlet.
Among Posey’s singles included Born a Woman and Single Girl, both released in 1966, as well as tracks such as the 1967 tracks I Take It Back, What a Woman in Love Won’t Do and Are You Never Coming Home.
Sandy Posey had been inked to multiple record labels over the years, according to the outlet, including Columbia, Warner Bros. and MGM.
According to a biography published on AllMusic.com, Posey ‘possessed a high, keening voice that bore only the slightest twang,’ which she’d accentuate after I Take It Back landed in the Top 40 in 1967.
Sandy Posey focused on country music as the 1970s arrived, working with producer Billy Sherrill, who had also worked with the late Tammy Wynette.
She made a comeback in the 2000s, re-recording her main tracks and a record for King Records, according to AllMusic.com.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, based in Nashville, posted a tweet Monday in memory of the late singer.
It read: ‘Sandy Posey, whose hits like “Born a Woman” and “Single Girl” blended the sweetness of 1960s teen pop with country melodies, died July 21. Her career included session work for Elvis Presley and recording with famed producer Billy Sherrill.’