Country Singer Joey Feek Dies at 40 From Cancer

 Joey Feek, one half of the country and bluegrass duo Joey + Rory, died on March 4 after a battle with cervical and colorectal cancer, her husband Rory Feek wrote on their blog. She was 40.

“My wife’s greatest dream came true today. She is in Heaven,” Rory wrote. “The cancer is gone, the pain has ceased and all her tears are dry. Joey is in the arms of her beloved brother Justin and using her pretty voice to sing for her savior.”

In the post, titled “a dream come true,” Rory said that at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, his wife’s loved ones and family “were gathered around her, holding hands and praying.. my precious bride breathed her last. And a moment later took her first breath on the other side.”

“Though this is, and has been, a time of many tears of sorrow, it has also been a time of countless tears of joy,” he continued. “There have been too many beautiful moments to count or even begin to share in this blog. But I try.”

“When a person has been through as much pain and struggle as Joey’s been through, you just want it to be over. You want them to not have to hurt anymore, more than you want them to stay with you. And so, it makes the hard job of saying goodbye just a little easier,” Rory added.

Joey was first diagnosed with cervical cancer in the spring of 2014 — just months after giving birth to her baby daughter, Indiana, who was born with Down syndrome. She began treatment soon after.