The funeral of Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner will be held Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Wagoner, 80, died of lung cancer Sunday night after being diagnosed only several weeks earlier.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday.

Contributions can be made to the Alive Hospice or the Opry Trust Fund.

The visitation and funeral are open to the public.

Wagoner will be remembered with special programming by XM Satellite Radio this week following his death Sunday at 80 from lung cancer.

The Wagoner episode of "Bill Anderson Visits with the Legends" will air all day Tuesday on XMX (XM 2).

A memorial show will air Tuesday on XM's classic country channel "America" (XM 10) at 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. eastern, featuring a retrospective of his songs, as well as interview and performance highlights from Wagoner's prolific career.

A special encore of Bob Edwards's conversation with Wagoner, originally broadcast in June, will air on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7 a.m. eastern on "America" (XM 10). Fans will hear Wagoner discuss his life in country music as well as his final project, "Wagonmaster."

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