
Sheb Wooley's Death
Born (Birthday) April 10, 1921
Death Date September 16, 2003
Age of Death 82 years
Cause of Death Leukemia
Profession Country Singer
The country singer Sheb Wooley died at the age of 82. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Singer of the novelty hit song “Purple People Eater” who was also the star of the Western High Noon and several Western TV programs.
He was born in Erick, Oklahoma.
Wooley was diagnosed with leukemia in 1996, which forced him to retire from public performing in 1999. After seven years of battling the illness, he died at the age of 82 at the Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 16, 2003.