{"id":788118,"date":"2026-07-27T22:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/788118\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:36:09","slug":"dolly-parton-loses-close-family-member-one-year-after-losing-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/788118\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton loses close family member one year after losing her husband"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolly Parton is mourning the death<\/a> of her brother Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton. He was 82.<\/p>\n

The crane operator passed away in Sevierville, Tennessee, on Thursday, according to an Atchley Funeral Home obituary<\/a> obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n

His cause of death has yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton\u2019s brother Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton (seen here) has died. He was 82. Atchley Funeral Home<\/p>\n

Per an Atchley Funeral Home obituary, he passed away in Sevierville, Tennessee, on Thursday. (Seen above: Dolly in 2022.) Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

A rep for Dolly, 80, wasn\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n

Coy, who lived his life outside the spotlight, worked as a crane operator and was also a homestead farmer and avid hunter, per the obituary.<\/p>\n

His death follows the passing of his wife, Carolyn Parton, and brothers, Larry Parton, David Parton, Randy Parton<\/a> and Floyd Parton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Coy is survived by Dolly and their siblings, Willadeene Buzzeo, Robert Parton Jr., Stella Parton, Cassie\u00a0Griffith, Freida Parton, and Rachel George. He was also the father of daughters Chris and Jennifer.<\/p>\n

Coy\u2019s cause of death has yet to be revealed. (Seen above: Dolly in 2024.) Getty Images<\/p>\n

The crane operator\u2019s death comes more than a year after the passing of Dolly\u2019s husband, Carl Dean. (Seen here: Dean and Dolly in a throwback photo.) dollyparton\/Instagram<\/p>\n

The father of two\u2019s heartbreaking death comes after his brother-in-law and Dolly\u2019s husband, Carl Dean, died at the age of 82 <\/a>in March 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarl and I spent many wonderful years together,\u201d the \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d songstress wrote in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n

\u201cWords can\u2019t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Dean\u2019s death, Dolly shared that he dealt with a secret health battle, telling the Independent in May 2025 that \u201cPart of [her] was at peace that he was at peace and not suffering anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that still doesn\u2019t make up for the loss and the loneliness of it,\u201d the Grammy winner vulnerably admitted.<\/p>\n

Dean (seen here) died in March 2025 following a private health battle. dollyparton\/Instagram<\/p>\n

He and Dolly (seen above) tied the knot in 1966. dollyparton\/Instagram<\/p>\n

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At the time, Dolly also shared that she was taking a brief break from music<\/a> while in mourning, telling Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian on an episode of the \u201cKhlo\u00e9 in Wonder Land\u201d podcast, \u201cI can\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple tied the knot in 1966 after meeting outside a laundromat\u00a0in 1964 when Dolly was 18. <\/p>\n

Dolly, meanwhile, has been dealing with a few health issues of her own, starting last September<\/a> when she canceled a Dollywood appearance due to kidney stones.<\/p>\n

The following month, she postponed her now-canceled Las Vegas residency<\/a> to undergo a \u201cfew procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the \u201c9 to 5\u201d singer\u00a0was absent from her 80th birthday celebration\u00a0<\/a>hosted at\u00a0the Grand Ole Opry in January.<\/p>\n

Since September, Dolly (seen here in July 2026) has been publicly dealing with health struggles. Dolly Parton\/Instagram<\/p>\n

The Grammy winner (seen above in 2001) has had kidney stones and undergone a \u201cfew procedures.\u201d Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In May, Dolly, who has been discreet about her health struggles, announced she was \u201cresponding really well to meds and treatments\u201d<\/a> and \u201cimproving every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hitmaker later made a surprise appearance <\/a>at the opening of her Tennessean Travel Stop ribbon-cutting ceremony\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n

In early July, she also announced the forthcoming Broadway production<\/a> of \u201cDolly: A True Original Musical,\u201d which will shine light on her iconic career. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton is mourning the death of her brother Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton. He was 82. The crane operator…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,7569,5654,91,10792,7399,88,216],"class_list":["post-788118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-siblings","tag-dolly-parton","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}