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Dolly Parton’s Great Love Was Her Husband Carl
August 25, 2026
Through the ups and downs of her life, Dolly Parton had one great love: her husband of 59 years, Carl Dean. Dolly told Johnny Carson that the two met in Nashville at a laundromat on the first day she moved to the country music capital. Dean died in March of 2025, at the age of 82. His death is reported to have affected Dolly greatly, and now the country music icon has followed him. Dolly Parton died today at the age of 80.


































































































































































































