Dolly Parton
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Dolly Parton buried privately as her estate unveils Dollyfest
Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville, beside her husband Carl Dean, on 31 August 2026. The estate kept the service closed, then released the announcement the public had been waiting for.
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Dolly Parton, whose songs spoke to millions, dies at 80
Dolly Parton has died at 80 at Nashville's Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by loved ones after a brief battle with cancer. She sang a one-room Tennessee childhood into one of the great American lives.