Kellie Pickler’s late husband Kyle Jacobs’s parents are attempting to gain information about their son’s funeral and cremation, along with intel about the country star, as they continue to fight her in court, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Kyle’s parents, Reed Jacobs and Sharon Jacobs, issued a subpoena to Harpeth Memorial Gardens Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Kyle, a successful songwriter, died on February 17, 2023, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 49.
The subpoena asked the funeral home to produce documents for inspection on March 26. Reed and Sharon claim the Tennessee-based company has refused to comply with the subpoena, despite not filing any objection.
In the subpoena, Reed and Sharon requested the funeral home show them copies of any documents regarding Kyle’s funeral, cremation and/or disposition of his remains.
In addition, they want to review any documents memorializing conversations with Kellie, 38, and any documents that “reflect the personal effects of [Kyle] when delivered to your facility and the disposition of the personal effects or property of [Kyle].”
The subpoena issued to the funeral home also asked for any documents “that reflects what items, if any, were cremated along with [Kyle] and any documents pertaining to the services provided on behalf of Kyle.”
The judge has yet to rule on the matter.
As In Touch first reported, Kellie has been battling Reed and Sharon for months over Kyle’s property.
The singer declined to serve as administrator of Kyle’s estate after his death, which led to Reed and Sharon taking over control.
Reed and Sharon fired off a subpoena to Kellie demanding she return a ton of Kyle’s property.
The list of items included his iPhone, laptops, hard drives, gun collection, gun safe, several expensive watches, musical equipment, a bin of baseball cards, his grand piano, viola and various other items he left behind.
A couple of months later, Kellie filed her own petition asking the court to help resolve the dispute over Kyle’s property.
Kellie’s petition read, “A dispute has arisen amongst the parties regarding certain personal property allegedly [Kyle’s] possession prior to his death.”
The singer’s lawyer said the list of items her former in-laws demanded are not in Kellie’s possession “or over which right, title and possession are disputed.”
Kellie claimed Reed and Sharon came to her home after Kyle’s death to pick up items but never provided her with an inventory.
Reed and Sharon said Kellie invited them over and provided them with items she had put together, and they are still fighting for property listed on their subpoena.
Kyle’s parents said, “[Kellie] and her counsel have provided conflicting information regarding the location and rightful possession of the items listed and, as set forth hereinabove, have admitted [Kellie] is in possession of several items of property of [Kyle].”
As In Touch first reported, Reed and Sharon recently asked a court to find Kellie in contempt for refusing to show up at their lawyer’s office with the property. Kellie argued the subpoena was not issued by a court and was not enforceable.
The singer also called the subpoena’s request to bring items that would be “unsafe and frankly absurd” to bring to a law office, including a gun safe, numerous firearms and a grand piano.
On top of that, Kellie asked the court to determine she is the “sole beneficiary of” Kyle’s estate and that “all personal property, funds and assets of any kind belong to belonging to” Kyle “at his death should be distributed in full” to her.
The singer said Reed and Sharon “may have already distributed items or assets to themselves (or others) or expended estate funds” and she demanded a full and complete accounting of her late husband’s estate.
She also asked for the appointment of an administrator ad litem, along with “suspending and revoking the Jacobs’ letters of administration, which requests [Kellie] intends to submit to the court in the estate.”
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for later this month.
