Funeral home shares touching Dolly Parton obituary as family gathers at burial site
A Nashville funeral home has released an obituary for Dolly Parton, who passed away at age 80 following a battle with cancer. Family members gathered at Woodlawn Memorial Park, where she will be buried alongside her late husband, Carl Dean.
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The passing of a cultural icon draws significant public and media attention, marking the end of a seven-decade career.
The funeral home where Dolly Parton will be buried has shared an online obituary (Picture: Getty)
A Nashville funeral home has paid tribute to Dolly Parton’s ‘rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see’.
The late country music legend died aged 80 after a ‘brief battle’ with cancer, with celebrities, politicians and influential figures from across the globe honouring her mammoth legacy.
On Friday, close family was seen arriving at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville, where her late husband Carl Dean has already been laid to rest when he died aged 82 in March 2025. She is set to be buried by his side.
The husband-and-wife were together for 59 years after meeting outside a laundrette on the very same day she had moved to Tennessee to pursue her singing career.
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