WORLD | Joey Feek of Joey + Rory dies at age 40 | Mickey McLean | March 4, 2016

I like many forms of music. I was saddened to learn yesterday that Joey Feek of Joey plus Rory died at age 40. It reminded me of many years ago when Karen Carpenter who was the voice of the brother and sister duo the Carpenters died in her prime.
"Joey Feek, who with her husband Rory formed the award-winning country duo Joey + Rory, died Friday at age 40, according to their manager.
Feek, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer two years ago, died at her home in Indiana, Aaron Carnahan said.
After an initial diagnosis in 2014, her cancer continued to spread despite multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment. In October she entered Hospice care, expecting to live six to nine months.
In December, Joey said she hoped to survive to see the release of the Joey + Rory hymns album on Feb. 12, the Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, and the second birthday of their daughter Indiana, who has Down syndrome, on Feb. 17. She lived to see all three. (See “A star fades gracefully” by Jeff Koch from the Feb. 6 issue of WORLD Magazine.)
The Feeks’ song “If I Needed You” was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the Grammys (losing out to Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush”) and their album of hymns topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in early March. The Feeks are also nominated for vocal duo of the year at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards.
In a blog post Friday announcing her death, Rory wrote, “My wife’s greatest dream came true today. She is in Heaven.”
Joey, who was from Alexandria, Ind., found success when she paired up with her songwriter husband on the Country Music Television singing competition Can You Duet? in 2008. Joey sang lead and her husband provided harmonies on songs like “That’s Important to Me.”
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