- Mary Beougher became the second wife of American country music icon and actor Randy Travis in 2015 after his first failed marriage to Elizabeth “Lib” Hatcher whom he was married to for 19 years.
- Beougher who is also known as Mary Davis or Mary Travis was the wife of Travis’ dentist, Ritchie Beougher whom she cheated on with Travis who in turn cheated on his then-wife Hatcher.
- The celebrity wife and mother of 2 helped her husband through his journey of stroke, brain surgery, and therapy.
Multi-Grammy Award-winning American country singer and actor Randy Travis is famous for being involved in controversies with drugs, alcoholism, being publicly naked, and cheating on his wife with another man’s wife. Among all, it was the cheating scandal that led to the coming into the limelight of Mary Beougher, his current wife, and the former wife of his dentist Ritchie Beougher. At the time she was married to her ex-husband and was working as a manager at his hospital. She later had a secret affair with Travis who in turn began to cheat on his then-wife Elizabeth “Lib” Hatcher.
Amidst all the controversies in the love life of the singer of songs like Rise and Shine, Old 8×10, and Always & Forever, Travis still found a way to earn respect through his marriage with Mary Beougher. In the same vein, Beougher has equally become a woman who would go on to win praises for sticking with the singer through a stroke that almost claimed his life and had faith that he was going to live even when many thought his end had reached.
Randy Travis Was 16 Years Younger Than His First Wife Who Divorced Her Husband and Married Him
It was in the 1970s when Travis was a teenager of about 16-17 years and Elizabeth was about 32-33 years old when he participated in a talent contest at a nightclub owned by Elizabeth Hatcher. He won the contest and the older woman was also interested in him.
A little afterward, the Marshville-born singer got into another trouble with the law. Hatcher who took the road to be his guardian and manager was able to convince the judge to let him be under her custody instead of the years he was likely to get in jail.
Lib helped see him through many successes in his career. But it remains shadowy how their relationship started. Nonetheless, Elizabeth was married at the time but later divorced her then spouse.
On May 31, 1991, they became married even with the objection of his father Harold Traywick. On 29 October 2010, after 19 years of marriage, the former couple became divorced after Hatcher reportedly recorded him and Mary Beougher with a spy camera.
How Long Did Mary Beougher Cheat On Her Husband With Randy Travis?
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The celebrity wife cheated on her husband for a period of time that is not known. However, according to Mary, they were friends for about 20 years before Randy became the love of her life.
As to why Mary cheated on her then-husband, it is unknown but according to Travis, it may not be farfetched that he had a wife who was too demanding, had little to no understanding.
In any way, the pair settled for marriage on March 21, 2015.
Beougher Stood By Him And Fought To Keep Him Alive
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On July 7th, 2013, the health of Travis began to deteriorate. While he was being treated for pneumonia, it was later realized that his heart began to fail. Later, he had a stroke and was in an induced coma for 72 hours. Mary was with him all through while he was at the hospital bed for about 5 and a half months.
The ailment led to brain surgery that was later met with several other complications.
At a point, Mary was informed that her husband may not be able to recover and so should take him off life support. However, she was adamant and prayed that he would be back to her.
Randy on getting out of the coma could not do the ordinary little things that he used to do, including speaking, playing the guitar, and singing. Therefore they opted for rehabilitation which has added to his being able to learn how to speak.
They Have Been Married For 9 Years
When the rich baritone-voiced Randy was still on his way to recovery in 2015 and 2 years after his ailment started, he headed to be married to Mary on March 21, 2015.
At present, the couple lives a life of thanksgiving and share their story of set back, faith, life, and hope in God.
Mary Beougher is a Mother of 2 While Her 65 Years Old Huband Does Not Have Any Biological Child
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Even though Randy does not have any biological children, his wife has 2 children a daughter named Cavenaugh Beougher and a son, Raleigh Beougher. She birthed them from her past relationship with Ritchie Beougher.
As to why Travis does not have any children of his own, it has been reported that his age difference with his ex-wife may have contributed to his not having any children of his own despite his love for children.
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Where is Mary and Her Hall of Famer Husband Now?
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The wife of the I Told You So hitmaker appears every now and then with her husband on different occasions. As to her career, it remains under wraps. Regardless, there’s little Travis can do in terms of creating music as he did years ago.
In addition to this, Travis wrote a memoir in 2019 with Ken Abraham titled Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life. In the book, he detailed his life from a young age to how far he has come.
It has also been reported that Travis has lost a huge sum of money, was made to believe that his voice was insured even when it wasn’t, and would not get any royalty from Warner Brothers to mention a few.
