Overview
- An Atchley Funeral Home obituary confirmed that Coy “Denver” Parton died on Thursday, July 23, at age 82.
- The obituary says Denver spent years as a crane operator who built bridges and that he was also a homestead farmer and avid hunter.
- He is survived by two daughters, a grandson and multiple siblings including Dolly Parton, and the funeral home says services will be private.
- No cause of death has been disclosed and Dolly Parton and other immediate family members had not issued public statements as of the latest reports.
- Reporters and outlets place Denver’s death within a string of recent Parton family losses, including the 2025 death of Dolly’s husband Carl Dean, and online condolence posts have appeared on the funeral home’s tribute page.