To Reba McEntire, family means everything.
This is why we aren’t surprised to hear about this story, even if it did happen 26 years ago.
On June 4, 1993, Conway Twitty collapsed on his tour bus in Branson, Missouri and was rushed to a hospital in Springfield, Missouri. His children Joni, Kathy, Jimmy, and Michael were called because it wasn’t looking good for him.
They were all at Conway’s estate – Twitty City – which is just outside of Nashville. Three of the four siblings jumped in the car and drove to Springfield, which is a six to seven hour drive. Michael spoke with Reba McEntire in the middle of the night and told her the situation.
That’s when Reba did something he never expected.
She said, “Go to the airport, my plane is waiting, take it as long as you need it. I’ll call my pilot now.”
He did, and Conway’s four children were able to say goodbye to him before he passed away the morning of June 5th. Joni, Kathy, Jimmy, and Michael all flew back to Nashville later that day on Reba’s plane. Shortly after, Michael called Reba to see how much he owed her for the plane.
She said she wouldn’t accept anything from him.
“Your daddy took me on tour and gave me $5,000 a night when I wasn’t worth $500, you don’t owe me anything. I loved him,” she told Michael.
Conway’s grandson, Tre Twitty (Michael’s son), told this story on his Facebook page because in 2019, he had finally met the woman who made it all possible.
“I’ve been waiting 26 years to meet this wonderful lady and to tell her thank you,” he wrote. “I’m publicly telling this story because she is far too classy and modest to ever mention it.”
See the full post below.
I’ve been waiting for 26 years to meet this wonderful lady and to tell her thank you. I’m publicly telling this story because she is far too classy and modest to ever mention it. On June 4th 1993 my grandfather Conway Twitty collapsed on his bus in Branson, Missouri. He had to be rushed to the hospital in Springfield, Missouri. His children Joni, Kathy, Jimmy & Michael were all back at Twitty City, just outside of Nashville. They were all notified that Poppy was in bad shape and that they needed to get there fast. Joni, Kathy, and Jimmy immediately starting driving to get there as fast as possible. My father, Michael, got a hold of Reba McEntire in the middle of the night and told her the situation. Reba said “Go to the airport, my plane is waiting, take it as long as you need it. I’ll call my pilot now.” My dad went and got on Reba’s plane and flew to Springfield. They all got there and got their chances to say their goodbyes before Poppy passed on the morning of June 5th. Later that day they all flew back to Nashville on Reba’s plane, their world forever changed. A couple of days later, my dad phoned Reba and asked how much they owed her for the plane rental. Reba said “Your daddy took me on tour and gave me $5,000 a night when I wasn’t worth $500, you don’t owe me anything. I loved him”. Country Music is all about family. Thank you Reba for being there for mine
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