Little Jimmy Dickens' last performance at the Opry

Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens passed away Friday after he suffered a stroke on Christmas Day.

Fans of Little Jimmy Dickens, a Grand Ole Opry legend and West Virginia native, will be part of funeral services for him this week following his death on Jan. 2 at the age of 94. According to The Tennessean, a public visitation for Dickens will be held

The family of Grand Ole Opry legend Little Jimmy Dickens are asking fans around the world for their prayers.

Wayne said he assumed that sometimes the older legends don't know who the younger singers were, but Little Jimmy Dickens knew who he was and would shake his hand and call him by name. He will "always remember how he made me feel welcomed.

When Little Jimmy Dickens joined the Grand Ole Opry, Harry Truman was president and a gallon of gas went for 16 cents. The first picture in this photo gallery of the legend's life was taken two years later, with his little girl Pamela — just able to