Later Life
On January 11, 1968, Vivian and Ventura police officer Dick Distin were married in Las Vegas, and she and her daughters moved with him to Ventura, where Vivian became an active member of the community.
Vivian Liberto Cash Distin died at age 71 at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, of complications from surgery to remove lung cancer. Her death occurred the day of her oldest daughter Rosanne's 50th birthday. A memorial Mass was held on May 28, 2005, at Sacred Heart Church, Ventura. She is interred at Ivy Lawn Cemetery, Ventura.
Vivian was once mother-in-law to fellow country singers Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell: eldest daughter Rosanne was Mrs. Rodney Crowell; third daughter Cindy was Mrs. Marty Stuart.
Her memoir, I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny, was released in September 2007.
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