Roni Stoneman, a country musician who was known as “first lady of the banjo,” and was seen by millions as a familiar face on television’s “ Hee Haw,” has died. She was 85.

A decade earlier, Stoneman became the regular banjo player for the Stonemans, a family band led by her father, Ernest V. “Pop” Stoneman, a first-generation country star who, with Jimmie ...