The Grand Ole Opry House announced Thursday that it will host public visitation and funeral services for longtime WSM radio personality and Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody on Monday, June 15.
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Cody, whose given name was Trent Barry Clutts, died June 9 at age 67.
His official obituary reveals that Cody's love of radio began as a child in Lebanon, Kentucky, where he accompanied his father to a local radio station that aired the minister's weekly sermons.
"I could see Frank Kemp with those headphones on," Cody once recalled. "He was pushing buttons, and the records would spin, and that red light would come on."
"Well, in April of 1994 that phone call came," his obituary states. "His dream since childhood had come true."
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"Trent was more than just a radio and television personality," the obituary states. "His biggest accomplishments were not made on a stage in the public eye. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend."
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorial donations be made to Hope Center Ministries in Portland, Tennessee.
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