Lulu Roman, the singer and comedian best known as a longtime cast member of Hee Haw, died in April 2025 at age 78. The Television Academy and her funeral-home obituary give her date of death as April 23; MusicRow reported April 22.
When did Lulu Roman die?
The Television Academy’s biographical record and the funeral-home obituary list Roman’s death as April 23, 2025. MusicRow’s April 24 report gives April 22, a one-day discrepancy among the published accounts. MusicRow places her death in Bellingham, Washington. The sources cited here do not establish a cause of death.
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Roman was born Bertha Louise Hable on May 6, 1946, in Dallas, Texas, according to the Television Academy and her obituary. Both records support her age of 78 at the time of her death.
What was Lulu Roman known for on Hee Haw?
Roman joined Hee Haw in 1969 and became one of the country-variety program’s familiar performers, appearing in comedy sketches and gospel performances. The show’s official cast biography calls her one of Buck Owens’ protégés and says she was asked to join the cast.
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The sources differ on the end of her tenure. The official Hee Haw cast page lists her dates as 1969–1990, while the Television Academy says she appeared in the program’s first episode in 1969 and its last episode in 1992. These records describe different endpoints; they do not support treating one date as an agreed final year.
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Alongside her television career, Roman recorded country and gospel music. MusicRow reported that she released more than a dozen albums. Her 2013 album At Last included duets with Dolly Parton, T. Graham Brown, Linda Davis and George Jones.
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Roman also told her life story in the 2019 autobiography This Is My Story; This Is My Song, as reported by MusicRow.
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Sources
- Television Academy: Lulu Roman biography and television credits
- Hee Haw: official Lulu Roman cast biography
- MusicRow: April 2025 report on Roman’s death and career
- Woodfin Funeral Chapel obituary, hosted by PennLive/Batesville
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