Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, dies aged 82

FILE – Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 2023 (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, died on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee aged 82.

According to a statement provided to The Associated Press by Parton’s publicist, Mr Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.