Dolly Parton Dies at 80: Music Legend Passes Away After Revealing ‘Hard’ Health Struggles at Home

Music legend Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, days after revealing that she had been dealing with undisclosed health issues at home.Parton—whose husband, Carl Dean, died in March 2025—passed away "peacefully" on Aug. 25 in her hometown of Nashville, TN, where the couple lived for decades, having met there when the singer was just a teenager.The news of Parton's death was shared in an Instagram post on her personal account by her nephew Bryan Seaver."My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next," he said."This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality. As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it til now."He added: "Dolly was a farmer, just like her daddy; he farmed the soil, she farmed songs and happiness. Dolly called me and said she wants to rest in a beautiful bed of plush cotton because after a life of wearing heav...