Joey Feek's Death Mourned By Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood And Other Celebrities (TWEETS)

The music industry suffered a great loss after Joey Feek of country duo Joey + Rory succumbed to cervical cancer Friday at the age of 40.

Joey husband Rory Feek announced the sad news in a blog post titled "A Dream Come True."

"My wife's greatest dream came true today. She is in Heaven. The cancer is gone, the pain has ceased and all her tears are dry," Rory said.

"Joey is in the arms of her beloved brother Justin and using her pretty voice to sing for her savior. At 2:30 this afternoon, as we were gathered around her, holding hands and praying.. my precious bride breathed her last. And a moment later took her first breath on the other side. As I held her hand and kissed her goodbye one last time... I was reminded of another dream of hers that came true," he added.

The blog post also included a video showing Feek's reaction to a video message recorded by country legend Dolly Parton.

"Joey and Rory, I've loved you for years. I've had all your records and Joey, I just wanted you to know that I really appreciate the fact that you've often done my songs, talked about me at different times and I've heard that you're a big fan," Parton said in the clip.

"I want you to know that I appreciate that and I want you to know I'm sorry that you're not feeling good, but I know we have something in common, we both believe in a higher power. We believe that through God all things are possible, so you keep praying and I'll keep praying for ya and I just think you're wonderful and I know that God is proud of you. So I just wanted to take a chance to say thank you for loving me and I'll be loving you," she added.

After Feek's death, many other celebrities from the music world, including Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, took to social media to pay tribute to the late country singer.

"So sad to hear about Joeys passing," Shelton wrote, while Paisley tweeted, "God bless you Joey,& prayers for Rory and family tonight. There's never been a more courageous battle or inspiring example. Heaven awaits."

"Praying for the family & friends of Joey Feek. A beautiful soul moved into heaven today. A beautiful legacy she left behind," Underwood wrote.

Here are some of the tweets:

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