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Watch Dolly Parton’s Last Message to Fans Before Her Death at Age 80

Headline from Country Living, from the development of Aug 25, 2026

Newest development Aug 28, 2026 · 4 reportsNashville funeral home shares heartfelt obituary for Dolly Parton as her family gathers at burial site

She received an award at ACM Honors last week.

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  1. Names this update

    Watch Dolly Parton’s Last Message to Fans Before Her Death at Age 80

    Headline from Country Living ·

  2. Brandi Carlile on Dolly Parton: ‘She Took a Risk and Accepted Me for Being Gay’

    Headline from Rolling Stone ·

  3. Biden mourns Dolly Parton: 'An American original'

    Headline from The Hill ·

  4. Dolly Parton’s Final Goodbye: Cause Of Death, Intimate Funeral Details Revealed

    Headline from The Daily Caller ·

  5. Remembering Dolly: Morgantown reacts to Parton’s death

    Headline from The Dominion Post ·

  6. ‘It’s sad to lose a really nice person’: mourners flock to Dollywood after death of Dolly Parton

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  7. Dolly Parton’s final gift to arrive in 20 years

    Headline from Aleteia ·

  8. Newest

    Nashville funeral home shares heartfelt obituary for Dolly Parton as her family gathers at burial site

    Headline from New York Post ·

8 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

32 articles, oldest first.

  1. Detroit Lakes Tribune

    Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80 (opens Detroit Lakes Tribune)

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    Detroit Lakes Tribune's feed description

    The country music singer, songwriter and actress who captured the public's imagination for nearly six decades died on Tuesday, her family said in a statement.

  2. Deadline

    Dolly Parton: Dionne Warwick, Pedro Pascal, Carol Burnett & More Pay Tribute To “One Of One” Country Music Legend (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Hollywood is mourning Dolly Parton, country musician, actress and philanthropist, who has died. The “9 to 5” and “Jolene” singer had been contending with ongoing health issues, leading her to cancel appearances and shows in May and postpone a Las Vegas residency in September.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Dolly Parton’s Last Public Appearance Was at Her Own Truck Stop (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    In true Dolly fashion, the country music legend made her final appearance with fans not at a black-tie gala but at a rest stop off I-65 in Tennessee

  4. Newsweek

    Dolly Parton's Real Gift Was Never the Voice. It Was the Open Door (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The country icon died Tuesday at 80. Everybody was invited to the Dolly party, and she spent 60 years proving she meant it.

  5. Rolling Stone

    Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Jack White Mourn Dolly Parton: ‘The World Feels Less Sparkly’ (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Figures across music, film, and TV honor the life and legacy of Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80

  6. Country Living

    Watch Dolly Parton’s Last Message to Fans Before Her Death at Age 80 (opens Country Living)

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    Country Living's feed description

    She received an award at ACM Honors last week.

  7. Ozarks First

    Branson attractions release statements over loss of Dolly Parton (opens Ozarks First)

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    Ozarks First's feed description

    BRANSON, Mo. — Two Branson area attractions have released statements following the passing of legendary country music artist Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80 on Tuesday, according to multiple outlets online.

  8. People

    10 Facts About Dolly Parton You May Not Have Known (She Lost Her Own Lookalike Contest!) (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    The music legend, who died Aug. 25, 2026, had so much more to her than her incredible songwriting skills

  9. PhillyVoice

    Watch Dolly Parton's encore from her last Philadelphia concert (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80, performed her last concert in Philadelphia in 2016 at the Mann Center. Watch her encore of 'Hello God.'

  10. CBS News

    Fans mourn loss of Dolly Parton as Trump orders flags flown at half-staff (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Country music fans and fellow musical legends are mourning the loss of superstar Dolly Parton, whose death was announced Tuesday. CBS News' Nicole Valdes has more.

  11. Advocate

    Brandi Carlile says Dolly Parton 'took a risk' accepting gay artists like her (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    This story originally appeared on Them . In a heartfelt tribute to the late Dolly Parton, who died today at age 80, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile said that she had “felt her leaving all week” and had been “asking folks to pray every day,” proceeding to share a series of touching thoughts on faith…

  12. Rolling Stone

    Brandi Carlile on Dolly Parton: ‘She Took a Risk and Accepted Me for Being Gay’ (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Carlile, who shared the stage with Parton at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival, remembers the country music songwriter, who died Aug. 25 at 80

  13. Poynter

    In a divided country during troubling times, Dolly Parton was the joy we could all agree on (opens Poynter)

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    Poynter's feed description

    Just the other day, for reasons unknown, I started thinking about which older celebrities (those in their 80s) could die and whose deaths would be truly upsetting to the masses. […]

  14. The Hill

    Biden mourns Dolly Parton: 'An American original' (opens The Hill)

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    Former President Biden is joining every other living commander in chief in remembering Dolly Parton, calling the country music icon "an American original." Parton died at 80 on Tuesday in Nashville following a "brief battle with cancer," according to her representatives.

  15. Talking Points Memo

    Dolly Parton, Rights Holder, Dead at 80 (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    When some stars or legends die, they spur outpourings and commemorations that appear to transcend the mere mechanics and scaffolding...

  16. The Daily Caller

    Dolly Parton’s Final Goodbye: Cause Of Death, Intimate Funeral Details Revealed (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A glimmer of hope continues to sparkle long after her death

  17. Deseret News

    Opinion: Dolly Parton, diplomat (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    A version of this article was first published in the Right to the Point newsletter. Sign up to receive the free newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday morning and to vote in subscriber-only polls. The death of country music legend Dolly Parton was shocking, even though she was 80 and had been hint…

  18. New York Post

    See Dolly Parton’s emotional final resting place beside her beloved husband, Carl Dean (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Parton — who died Tuesday at age 80 following a brief battle with unspecified cancer — will be entombed at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville.

  19. Variety

    5 Things About Dolly Parton You Didn’t Know: From Producing ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ to the COVID Vaccine (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    The inimitable, irreplaceable Dolly Parton passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80. The country legend and cultural icon was perhaps our last universally beloved celebrity, bridging the widening political and social divide in America.

  20. The Dominion Post

    Remembering Dolly: Morgantown reacts to Parton’s death (opens The Dominion Post)

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    The Dominion Post's feed description

    MORGANTOWN – Morgantown business owners, musicians and nonprofit leaders were impacted by Dolly Parton’s musical legacy and personal brand of magic. Parton, the country music icon who passed away at 80 Tuesday, was responsible for some of country music’s greatest hits, such as “Coat of Many Colors,”…

  21. News Nation Now

    Dolly Parton leaves 'present' for future generations: Journalist (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    The country music legend, who died Tuesday at 80 after a brief battle with cancer, recorded thousands of unreleased songs.

  22. The Guardian

    ‘It’s sad to lose a really nice person’: mourners flock to Dollywood after death of Dolly Parton (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    A memorial at the park’s entrance held bouquets, and a child asked his mothers why so many people were crying Becky Bullard was en route home to Austin, Texas, when she heard the news. “As soon as I heard about Dolly, I thought of you,” read a text from a close friend while she waited for her flight…

  23. CBS News

    What to know about Dolly Parton's funeral (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Fans worldwide are sharing their love for the beloved singer and humanitarian Dolly Parton after her death at age 80. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports from Dollywood.

  24. Charisma Magazine Online

    Dolly Parton’s Death, Trump and 9/11: Amanda Grace Points to a Prophetic Convergence (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    Charisma Magazine Online's feed description

    The death of country music icon Dolly Parton has brought an outpouring of grief across America. But prophetic voice Amanda Grace says believers may want to pay close attention to the timing of Parton’s death. Parton died Aug. 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer. Born Jan.

  25. The Daily Signal

    Dolly Parton RIP: The Story of Her Most Famous Song Embodies the Her Life Story—and the American Dream (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Dolly Parton died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 80 surrounded by loved ones. She was loved like few other entertainers in American history. The story of how her most famous song, “I Will Always Love You,” came to be – and how Whitney Houston came to record it, may be the best of...

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