Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, died of a self-inflicted firearm wound.
Naomi Judd shot herself to death at her beloved 1,000-acre Nashville farmhouse last month. The country music star was found dead in an upstairs room of her home. Her daughters lived nearby.
Cathryn Stout is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She spent six years as a journalist at The Commercial Appeal in Memphis where she won the Horizon Award for outstanding performance from an early-career journalist. She worked as a features reporter and columnist before pursuing a career in research and education. Prior to joining Chalkbeat, she worked with students and families in Connecticut, serving as an assistant dean of equity and inclusion, a history department chair, and a teacher. Cathryn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Wellesley College, a Master of Arts in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi, a Doctorate in American Studies from Saint Louis University, and a Presidential Fellowship at Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.
Ashley Judd paid tribute Monday to her mother Naomi Judd, who reportedly killed herself a day before she was set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Naomi Judd s daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, both broke down in tears during a ceremony to induct their late mother into the Country Music Hall of Fame - just 24 hours after her passing. She was 76.