David Allen Coe’s estranged daughter claims she was ‘not given the opportunity’ to see him before his death
David Allen Coe, the country music legend, died at 86, prompting his estranged daughter Tanya Montana Coe to share on social media that she was not informed of his death in time to see him before he passed. Tanya also stated she had not been notified about funeral arrangements despite wanting to attend. She and her brother Tyler had both been estranged from their father for years, with Tyler confirming in a 2021 interview that their relationship had long been strained.
- ▪David Allen Coe died at the age of 86, with his representative confirming the death but not the cause.
- ▪Tanya Montana Coe, his estranged daughter, said she was not informed of his death in time to see him before he died.
- ▪Tanya stated she had not been told about any funeral arrangements but expressed a desire to attend.
- ▪Tanya claimed her father disowned her years earlier, blaming her mother Jody Lynn Coe, with whom he had four children.
- ▪David Allen Coe's son Tyler also had not spoken to him since 2013, when he was dismissed from his father's band.
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Celebrity News David Allen Coe’s estranged daughter claims she was ‘not given the opportunity’ to see him before his death By Antoinette Bueno Published April 30, 2026, 4:31 p.m. ET David Allen Coe’s estranged daughter Tanya Montana Coe claims she wasn’t “given the opportunity” to see him before he died. The country legend died Wednesday at 86, his rep confirmed, though no cause of death was given. After the news broke, Tanya wrote an emotional social media post noting she wasn’t able to see her father a final time. “Waking up to the news that your dad has died and not being given the opportunity to see him one last time is a hell I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” she wrote.
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