Daughter Of Country Singer June Carter Cash Found Dead

Washington Post ^ | 10/25/2003 | Associated Press

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Daughter of Singer June Carter Cash Found Dead
Deaths of Adams, Fiddler 'Suspicious'
Associated Press
Sunday, October 26, 2003; Page A18

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 25 -- The daughter of late country music singer June Carter Cash was found dead in a parked bus along with a Nashville bluegrass fiddle player, authorities said.

Officials said carbon monoxide from six propane or kerosene heaters on the bus may have killed the two and that an autopsy was planned. The bodies were found Friday afternoon.

Ted Denny, spokesman for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, said Saturday that the deaths were "suspicious." He said emergency medical workers found drug paraphernalia, including needles and pipes, on the bus near the bodies.

Investigators identified the victims as Rosey Nix Adams, who also was the 45-year-old stepdaughter of the late singing legend Johnny Cash; and Jimmy Campbell, 40, a bluegrass fiddler who performed and recorded in Nashville for more than a decade.

Adams and her husband, Philip Adams, had recently sold a home in Montgomery County and were preparing to travel in the bus. They had parked the bus behind the house for repairs.

Rosey Nix Adams, also known as Rosey Carter Adams, was the daughter of June Carter Cash and her second husband, "Rip" Nix. She was a songwriter and had pursued a performing career. Her mother died in May, and Cash died last month.

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Very sad.