Overview
- Dolly Parton died after a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at age 80, as confirmed by family and Woodlawn Memorial Park.
- Her family held a small, immediate-family burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 28, and confirmed she was interred beside her husband, Carl Dean.
- The burial honored Parton’s stated wishes for privacy and for donations to be made to the Imagination Library instead of flowers, a request repeated by her representatives and relatives.
- Public tributes have continued since the private funeral, including a Grand Ole Opry memorial performance, landmark lightings, and proposals from state officials to honor her name at Nashville’s airport.
- Parton built a seven-decade career as a singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist and founded the Imagination Library in 1995, a program the family is using as the focal point for memorial giving.