Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 62 years has passed away.
He was 82 years old.
“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” Dolly Parton wrote.
“Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy,” she wrote.
Carl was survived by his siblings Sandra and Donnie.
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 4, 2025
Fox News reported:
Parton first met Dean at a laundromat when she was 18 and he was 21. They married in 1966.
He was rarely seen by Parton’s side but always played a strong supporting role in his wife’s life.
“He’s always supporting me as long as I don’t try to drag him in on it,” Parton told People in 2019 at the premiere of her Netflix series, “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.”
“He’s always been my biggest fan behind the scenes, but he’s at home. I don’t think they’re probably showing much of this on TV, and if they do, he might see it.
“But, anyway, he’d never come dragging around. I’d rather bring somebody else with me, you know? He’s never jealous of that either.”
Parton also spoke about the “key” to their love in 2023.
“He loves music, but he’s not in the music business at all, so we have different things to talk about, his world and my world, and we work really well together,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “We have a lot of love and respect for each other, and I think the key to all of it… we both have a crazy, warped sense of humor, so we have a lot of fun.”
