Overview
- The Parton family confirmed the death in a video posted to Dolly Parton’s official Instagram, with her nephew Bryan Seaver announcing the news on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
- Parton’s PR team said she died peacefully in Nashville and the family has not released a cause of death.
- The family asked that immediate relatives attend a small private service and urged fans to mark her life by supporting the Imagination Library literacy program.
- In the year before her death she had publicly discussed health problems and canceled or postponed appearances, including a delayed Las Vegas residency and a missed Dollywood dedication, and her husband Carl Dean died on March 3, 2025.
- Parton leaves a six-decade career as a songwriter, performer and philanthropist, built the Dollywood entertainment holdings and the Imagination Library, and her passing will prompt further reporting on her estate, business interests and ongoing projects.