Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of practically 62 years has handed away.
He was 82 years outdated.
“Carl and I spent many fantastic years collectively,” Dolly Parton wrote.
“Phrases can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thanks in your prayers and sympathy,” she wrote.
Carl was survived by his siblings Sandra and Donnie.
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 4, 2025
Fox Information reported:
Parton first met Dean at a laundromat when she was 18 and he was 21. They married in 1966.
He was not often seen by Parton’s aspect however at all times performed a robust supporting position in his spouse’s life.
“He’s at all times supporting me so long as I don’t attempt to drag him in on it,” Parton instructed Folks in 2019 on the premiere of her Netflix collection, “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.”
“He’s at all times been my greatest fan behind the scenes, however he’s at house. I don’t assume they’re most likely exhibiting a lot of this on TV, and in the event that they do, he would possibly see it.
“However, anyway, he’d by no means come dragging round. I’d relatively deliver someone else with me, you already know? He’s by no means jealous of that both.”
Parton additionally spoke concerning the “key” to their love in 2023.
“He loves music, however he’s not within the music enterprise in any respect, so we have now various things to speak about, his world and my world, and we work rather well collectively,” she instructed Leisure Tonight. “We now have numerous love and respect for one another, and I believe the important thing to all of it… we each have a loopy, warped humorousness, so we have now numerous enjoyable.”
