George Jones Funeral Details Announced

georgejonesmaritzB2013GEORGE JONES FUNERAL SERVICE DETAILS ANNOUNCED  

FORMER FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH, GOVERNOR BILL HASLAM, FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE, CBS NEWS’ BOB SCHIEFFER, BARBARA MANDRELL, PETE FISHER & KENNY CHESNEY SET TO SPEAK. MUSIC FROM ALAN JACKSON TO BRAD PAISLEY TO KID ROCK SET TO TAKE THE STAGE IN HONOR OF GEORGE JONES

CNashville, Tenn. (May 1, 2013) – George Jones’ funeral will take place on Thursday, May 2nd at The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, starting at 10 am (Central) and will be open to the public.  Doors will open at 9 am.   In addition, national television networks CMT, GAC, RFD, and FamilyNet, as well as local Nashville stations WKRN 2, WSMV 4, WTVF 5, WZTV 17 will broadcast the funeral service “LIVE”, with radio partners WSM 650AM and SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 56) broadcasting the service.  Fans around the world can listen online at wsmonline.com or watch online at opry.com.   “The caliber of speakers and performers is a testament to what George Jones meant to everyone in the world,” says publicist Kirt Webster. “Nancy is overwhelmed by the love and support of not only George’s fans, but also the music community, public figures and friends.” The service will include music from Charlie Daniels, Vince Gill w/ Patty Loveless, Alan Jackson, Ronnie Milsap, Kid Rock, The Oak Ridge Boys, Brad Paisley, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, and Wynonna.  Former First Lady Laura Bush, Kenny Chesney, Grand Ole Opry VP&GM Pete Fisher, Governor Bill Haslam, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Barbara Mandrell, and CBS News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer will all make special remarks. Fans not able to attend can leave a special message about George Jones at: http://tinyurl.com/GJtribute

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Media Information   No photographers will be allowed in the Grand Ole Opry House.    A pool feed for TV and Audio media outlets will be provided by The Grand Ole Opry.  Please contact Jessie Schmidt jessie@schmidtpr.com or Darlene Bieber at Darlene@schmidtpr.com.
Media requesting a seat inside The Grand Ole Opry House contact Kay Waggoner at kay@websterpr.com
Webster & Associates Public Relations & Marketing Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com / 615-777-6995 x230  Jeremy Westby / jeremy@websterpr.com / 615-777-6995 x228


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