Lynn's death comes after her grandmother's two years ... s Daughter,’ whenever I did it on 'American Idol,' and I just saw, like, a vision of me being up in heaven," Emmy said while in tears.

Her death sparked a flood of tributes from stars ... as I have just learned of the passing of my good friend Loretta Lynn. I saw her a few weeks ago, & we sang some songs together.

Loretta Lynn spent much of her life preparing for her death. "I watched her talk to Jesus," recalls the late country music icon's granddaughter Tayla Lynn during a recent interview with PEOPLE.