Overview
- The singer died Tuesday, Aug. 25, after a brief battle with cancer at Vanderbilt‑Ingram Cancer Center, and her death was announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver on the family's social account.
- Family members held a private ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum and confirmed Parton was buried beside her husband Carl Dean, who died in March 2025.
- The family asked that in lieu of flowers tributes be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the literacy program she founded that distributes free books to children.
- Bryan Seaver has managed public messaging for the family and relayed Parton’s personal funeral wishes, including a request to be laid to rest comfortably and some chosen keepsakes.
- Public tributes have poured in across the country and her six‑decade career and philanthropy remain central to how fans and institutions are commemorating her life.