Overview
- Her nephew Bryan Seaver posted a video on Dolly Parton’s official Instagram on Tuesday announcing her death and a publicist confirmed she died peacefully in Nashville at age 80.
- The family said a small private funeral for immediate relatives will be held and asked that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the Imagination Library, her longtime book-gifting charity.
- No official cause of death has been released and the family and her team are overseeing the estate and business operations, including Dollywood, per their statements.
- Tributes poured in from entertainers, political leaders and institutions worldwide, with President Donald Trump posting that flags would be lowered for a week in her honor.
- Parton built a six-decade career as a songwriter, performer and business owner with hits such as "Jolene," "I Will Always Love You" and "9 to 5," sales above 100 million records, 10 Grammys, and an Imagination Library that has distributed hundreds of millions of books.