Speak Up: Response to Loretta Lynn question

Country great Loretta Lynn, whose songs ranged from “Coal Miner’s Daughter” to “The Pill,” passed away recently. Ms. Lynn’s frank lyrics, which some considered shocking at the time, included sex, cheating husbands, divorce and birth control, occasionally resulting in her songs being banned by popular radio. What are your favorite Loretta Lynn memories?

• “Don’t come home a drinkin’ with lovin’ on your mind.” — Cathy Candeloro Pettee
• All her songs were my favorite. I even named my first daughter Loretta Lynn after her. — Mary Kerswill Skodzinski
• “Fist City.” — Earl White
• “One’s on the Way” but “They Don’t Make ’Em Like My Daddy” holds a special place in my heart. — Sheila Gravenor