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Faith Hill’s mother passes away

Faith Hill is grieving the loss of her mother, Edna Perry, who passed away on Sunday (10/30) at a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. She was 80 years old. According to Perry’s obituary, a visitation was held on Monday evening (10/31) at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, Mississippi, and her funeral services were private. There was no cause of death was given in the obituary. ·       Edna and her husband of 59 years, Ted Perry, adopted Faith when she was only a few days old and raised her and her two brothers in the small town of Star, Mississippi. ·         Faith took to Instagram yesterday (11/1) to share this message, “As you may have heard, my mom passed away on Sunday and was laid to rest this morning. While this is a difficult time for our family, we rejoice in knowing that she is in Heaven and no longer suffering.  Thank you all for the kind words and prayers.”

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