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Then, William Lee Golden's son Rusty died on July 1, 2024, followed by longtime Oak Ridge Boys singer Joe Bonsall, who died on July 9 at age 76 as a result of complications from ALS.

William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys perform at the Gaylord Opryland Resort on November 23, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Getty Images ...

William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys perform at the Gaylord Opryland Resort on November 23, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Getty Images ...

Richard Sterban, from left, William Lee Golden and Duane Allen, of the Oak Ridge Boys, arrive at the 58th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn ...

That came just a short time after William “Rusty” Golden, the son of band member William Lee Golden, died. Also, Norah Lee Allen, the wife of frontman Duane Allen, died back on Easter.

FILE - William Lee Golden, from left, Richard Sterban, Duane Allen, and Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys arrive at the 50th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 2, 2016.

William “Rusty” Golden, the son of band member William Lee Golden, also died in July. “This is the hardest thing ever for a father to have to face,” William Lee Golden said in a release.

Chatting with William Lee Golden from the Oak Ridge Boys by: Jessica Jurczak. Posted: Nov 18, 2024 / 11:42 AM EST. Updated: Nov 18, 2024 / 11:42 AM EST. by: Jessica Jurczak.