It’s been nearly a decade since Joey Feek died, but in the hearts of those closest to her, she is still very much alive.
Her husband and Joey + Rory duet partner, Rory Feek, remembered his late wife on Tuesday (Aug. 5) with a throwback video starring Indiana, the daughter the couple shared.
It also highlights Indiana’s budding musical talents and the joy she finds in singing songs of faith.
Filmed from the vantage point of a car, Feek’s video shows little Indiana buckled up in her carseat, singing along to a song playing through the speakers.
This isn’t just any song: It’s her parents’ version of “He Touched Me,” which the duo recorded for their 2016 gospel album, Hymns That Are Important to Us.
Indiana smiles, waves her arms and dances as she sings along to her mom’s line in the song.
It’s not clear exactly when this video was taken, but it was likely several years ago — Indiana celebrated her 11th birthday in 2025.
And since this powerful backseat singalong, she’s continued to foster her love for music.
“Though she has done a couple of real recordings with her Papa through the years, her first big performance was in the backseat of the truck singing, along with her mama, when she thought nobody was paying attention,” Feek writes in the caption of his post.
How Did Joey Feek Die?
- Joey Feek died of cancer on March 4, 2016. She was 40 years old.
- She and her country singer husband shared every step of her journey with fans.
- Indiana was just two years old when her mother died.
What Has the Feek Family Been Doing Since Joey Died?
Rory has continued to release music and share his life with fans via his blog.
In 2024, he announced that he had found love again with Rebecca, Indiana’s schoolteacher. The couple got married that summer.
Read More: Rory Feek Has Found Love Again, 8 Years After Joey’s Death
In recent years, he’s also had a falling-out with his two oldest daughters, Heidi and Hopie, who are both in their 30s and born from a marriage Feek had prior to meeting Joey.
A Difficult Family Estrangement
Heidi and Hopie say that their estrangement was the result of a culmination of issues, and he denied their requests to attend family counseling with them.
They say they’ve been blocked from seeing or communicating with Indiana — after formerly being a big part of her life — as part of this feud.
They’ve also said that they reconnected with their birth mother, Tamara Gilmer, who was not in their lives much as children. The daughters claim that Feek misrepresented why Gilmer wasn’t around, and that he kept her from them growing up.
Feek has countered that Gilmer’s story about why she was absent is untrue, and said that he believes it’s up to himself and his daughters — not a counselor — to resolve their issues.
He also said he has been distancing Indiana from his daughters because their world views don’t align with his, and because they allow her to watch screens too much when she’s at their houses.
A Shocking Paternity Revelation
In February, Feek’s oldest daughter Hopie revealed that she’d taken a DNA test that yielded some surprising results: Feek is not her biological father.
She said she’s been getting to know her actual biological father, and that this new relationship has provided some healing.
Read More: Rory Feek Not Surprised By Daughter’s Paternity Test News
Feek says he wasn’t all that surprised to learn the news, and shared some details and a timeline to explain why.
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