The country community lost a respected member of its family on Sunday morning (Nov. 19) with the death of Mel Tillis, and his daughter, Pam, is grieving.
Mel Tillis has finally returned home after spending most of a year under care in Nashville, and the country legend is thanking fans for their continued support.
Country legend Mel Tillis remains hospitalized, and his daughter is asking for prayers. Singer Pam Tillis conceded today that the 83-year-old singer is not healing as quickly as everyone hoped.
Mel Tillis underwent colon surgery this week in a Nashville area hospital, but reports that the country music legend is in poor condition are "overstated," his rep says.
Country Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis is ready to hit the road -- but not for a tour. He'll leave Nashville's TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center Friday (March 14) after a heart surgery that his daughter Pam Tillis describes as a "routine procedure."