Dolly Parton allowed only one person to see her when she was on her deathbed \u2014 her longtime wig and makeup artist, Cheryl Riddle.<\/p>\n
The \u201c9 to 5\u201d singer\u2019s dying wish was that no one could see her on her deathbed because she didn\u2019t want anyone to remember her in that state, sources told TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Parton allowed Riddle to be present so the singer could be dolled up after she died.<\/p>\n Dolly Parton (seen performing above in 2014) only wanted one person to see her on her deathbed. Getty Images<\/p>\n The \u201cJolene\u201d songstress (seen above in \u201cChristmas on the Square\u201d) only allowed her longtime wig and makeup artist, Cheryl Riddle, to visit her. COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/p>\n The outlet reported that the 10-time Grammy winner had an open casket \u2014 so Riddle\u2019s services must have been perfect.<\/p>\n Another person who saw Parton before she passed was Bryan Seaver, the singer\u2019s nephew and recently fired head of security<\/a>. Seaver reportedly saw his aunt the day before she passed.<\/p>\n During Seaver\u2019s visit, Parton told him she wanted him to announce her passing before the former head of security wrote and recorded his speech at her studio.<\/p>\n Parton allowed her nephew Bryan Seaver (seen above in a video) to see her the day before she passed away. Dolly Parton\/Instagram<\/p>\n The Grammy winner (seen above at the ACM Awards in 2023) died on Aug. 25 at age 80. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n It was later shared on Parton\u2019s social media page<\/a> on Aug. 25, the day she died<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Parton\u2019s siblings were reportedly prevented from seeing her on her deathbed.<\/p>\n The \u201cJolene\u201d songstress passed away after a\u00a0secret battle with cancer<\/a>. She was 80.<\/p>\n She was secretly battling cancer. (Pictured: Parton performing on \u201cToday\u201d in 2014.) FilmMagic<\/p>\n Parton (seen performing in 2022) was laid to rest in a private funeral service in Nashville, Tennessee, three days after her death. Jack Plunkett\/Invision\/AP<\/p>\n Parton was hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with \u201ckidney and autoimmune issues\u201d<\/a> five days before\u00a0she died.<\/p>\n The \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d singer was laid to rest<\/a> in a private funeral service in Nashville three days later.<\/p>\n Parton was entombed at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville beside her beloved husband, Carl Dean, who died in March 2025<\/a> at age 82.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t