RORY FEEK’S EXTRAORDINARY Ordinary Life
Sep 01, 2020
4 minutes
By Alison Bonaguro
WHEN RORY FEEK LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW OF THE HOME ON HIS TENNESSEE farm, he sees two things that will forever bookend his story: on his left, the cross memorializing where his late wife, Joey, is buried; on his right, the special schoolhouse he built for their young daughter, Indiana, who has Down syndrome.
This is the life Feek lives now, building his own version of Mayberry in Columbia, also known as Muletown for the mules that were trained for military service here during World War I. It’s worlds away from Nashville and from the life he thought he’d be living with his wife and singing partner by his side. But Feek’s not afraid to share the ups and downs.
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