Dolly Parton Buried at 80 Beside Carl Dean as Grand Ole Opry Stages Tribute
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 31
Dolly Parton Buried at 80 Beside Carl Dean as Grand Ole Opry Stages Tribute
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 31
Summary
Friday's private Nashville funeral placed Dolly Parton beside her late husband Carl Dean at Woodlawn Memorial Park, days after the singer died at 80.
Lainey Parton, her great-niece, said the family burial still "doesn't feel real" and described Parton as a maternal figure who backed her dreams and beauty-school training.
Saturday's Grand Ole Opry tribute extended the mourning, with niece Jada Star performing and Jelly Roll joining the finale of Parton's hit 9 to 5.
Woodlawn asked mourners to donate to Parton's Imagination Library instead of sending flowers, while fans left tributes at her tomb and streamed 9 to 5 toward a possible UK No. 1.
The memorials are widening beyond music: Tennessee's governor plans to rename Nashville International Airport after Parton.