Loretta Lynn‘s family is requesting prayer after her the singer’s son, Ernest Ray Lynn, underwent “a critical surgery” to address his kidney failure on Tuesday (Jan. 23). “In moments like these, we are reminded that all that really matters is faith and family. We would love to know that you are praying with us for Ernie,” reads a statement posted to Instagram, signed “the Lynn Family” and accompanied by a photo of the late country legend onstage with her son. Ernest Ray is one of six children born to Lynn and her husband, Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn. He is 69 years old and father to Tayla Lynn, wh…