The death of Aimee-Leigh Gemstone is one of the inciting incidents of Gemstone family tree is absolutely massive, with each season of The Righteous Gemstones adding in new characters with connections to the family and its past. Many of the familial conflicts in The Righteous Gemstones center around Aimee-Leigh, with many viewers wondering how she died.

The Righteous Gemstones has entered its final season, with season 4 setting up the final chapter in the Gemstone saga. After the retirement of Eli Gemstone, Jesse, Judy, and Kelvin are now in chage of Gemstone Ministries, with The Righteous Gemstones season 4, episode 2 focusing on their attempts to run an Aimee-Leigh birthday celebration telethon. Despite the entire story being centered around Aimee-Leigh, not much else was revealed about her past and death.

Aimee-Leigh Died Of An Undisclosed Illness A Year Before The Righteous Gemstones' Series Premiere

She Died On July 5, 2018

Aimee-Leigh Gemstone was part of Gemstone Ministries since its inception, with her and Eli running their television program until the founding of their in-person church. Sadly, Aimee-Leigh Gemstone died in 2018, around a year before the events of The Righteous Gemstones season 1. Aimee-Leigh's cause of death hasn't been revealed, with her simply dying from an undisclosed illness.

Despite her death, Aimee-Leigh still makes a lot of appearances throughout The Righteous Gemstones. Since the character didn't die until 2018, she is able to appear in each of The Righteous Gemstones' "Interlude" flashback episodes. This gives Aimee-Leigh a lot more time to shine, with these episodes making viewers love her as much as the Gemstone family does.

The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 Makes Aimee-Leigh's Death Even More Important

Thanks To Her Birthday Telethon

Aimee-Leigh's death has been at the center of most of the storylines in The Righteous Gemstones, and season 4 makes this even more clear. In season 4, a character named Lori appears, with it being revealed that she was Aimee-Leigh's best friend. Now that she is back, however, she is starting a relationship with Eli Gemstone, something that is sure to cause a lot of conflict within the family. Jesse, Judy, and Kelvin would undoubtedly see this as a betrayal of Aimee-Leigh, continuing her impact on the show.

The Righteous Gemstones season 4, episode 2 is also literally about the legacy of Aimee-Leigh. The entire episode centers around an Aimee-Leigh birthday celebration telethon, highlighting how important she was to the church. This is juxtaposed with the dysfunction of the Gemstone family, continuing her thematic purpose in The Righteous Gemstones.