Seely underwent multiple surgeries for back issues in March 2025, and in April, she was hospitalized and underwent two abdominal surgeries. She subsequently spent 11 days in the I

We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together, and she will be missed,” Dolly Parton wrote.

Seely was the first Pennsylvania native to be inducted into the Opry and was the first woman to regularly host segments.