> At a Glance
> – Georgette Jones says Tammy Wynette told her two weeks before dying that George Jones was her true love
> – The country icons divorced in 1975 after six years of marriage
> – Wynette blamed timing and George’s addiction for the split, not lack of love
> – Why it matters: The revelation reframes one of country music’s most famous-and troubled-romances
Georgette Jones has shared the final, intimate conversation she had with her mother, Tammy Wynette, revealing that the Queen of Country Heartbreak considered George Jones her lifelong love despite their divorce decades earlier.
The Last Confession
During a recent Drifting Cowboy podcast appearance, Georgette recalled sitting with Wynette about two weeks before the singer’s 1998 death. The conversation turned unexpectedly sentimental.
> Georgette Jones recalled:
> “She was just saying that she loved my dad, she always would love my dad, and she hated it wasn’t at a time that they could have made it work.”
Wynette died at 55 from health complications.
Divorce and Devotion
The singers married in 1969 and divorced in January 1975. Georgette, born in 1970, says substance abuse drove the split, but love remained.
> Georgette explained:
> “Mom and dad both, even after the divorce, they just didn’t want to let go.”
Key points Georgette shared:
- Wynette hoped the divorce ultimatum would force George to seek help
- She went through with the divorce when the threat failed
- Georgette believes her father was “the love of her life”
Life After Love
Post-divorce, the pair still recorded together and were dubbed Mr. and Mrs. Country Music. Wynette wed producer George Richey in 1978; Jones married Nancy Sepulvado in 1983.
Their story is dramatized in the miniseries George & Tammy, adapted from Georgette’s 2011 memoir The Three of Us.
Key Takeaways
- Wynette’s final words affirmed her lasting love for Jones
- Timing and addiction-not lost affection-ended the marriage
- Georgette wants fans to see her father as more than the “crazy guy who drank”
- George conquered his demons before his 2013 death at 81
The candid memories add a tender postscript to country music’s most storied, stormy romance.
