Seely, a native of Titusville, Pennsylvania, died on Friday at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee due to complications from an intestinal infection. She was 85. Seely was bit known for her whopping 5,397 appearances at the Grand Ole Opry.

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Singer Jeannie Seely, who helped transform the image of women in country music, has died. She was 85. Seely died Friday in a hospice in the Nashville area, the Country Music Association said, and her publicist, Don Murray Grubbs told told The Tennessean that she died after an intestinal infection.