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Country Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80
25 Aug
Summary
- Dolly Parton passed away on August 25, 2026, at age 80.
- Her nephew announced her death, fulfilling a request.
- Donations to Imagination Library are requested in lieu of flowers.
Country music superstar Dolly Parton passed away on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, who served as her head of security for over two decades, announced her death in a video, fulfilling a request Parton had made years ago.
Seaver shared that Parton had expressed a desire to rest comfortably after a life adorned with rhinestones, wishing for a bed of plush cotton. He emphasized that Parton lived a life of light and is now reunited with her husband Carl, her parents, and other loved ones in heaven.
Parton's passing occurred 17 months after her husband, Carl Dean, died in March 2025. In 2024, she released "Smoky Mountain DNA: Faith, Family and Fables," featuring multiple generations of her family, which topped the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart.
Services will be private for immediate family. The family kindly requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a charity dedicated to providing books to children up to age five.
