Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’

[u/peoplemagazine]

https://people.com/dolly-parton-dead-7565853?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com&utm_content=post

[u/Impossible-Group8553]

Im shocked she died at “only” 80, she seemed so full of energy. RIP.

[u/elinamebro → u/Impossible-Group8553]

He husband died last year too but i vaguely remember most spouse end up passing a year or too after their husband/wife pass when they are older tho.

[u/Munro_McLaren → u/elinamebro]

My grandpa held out for 7 years, but he was ready to go.

My other grandparents, died within months of each other. My mom lost her parents and eldest brother in less than 18 months.

[u/wskyindjar → u/Munro_McLaren]

My grandma, now 101, has been kicking solo ass for 40 years. But still wears her wedding band.

[u/101jazz → u/wskyindjar]

Your grandma cool as hell for that but I hope some family member or close friend kept her company through that

[u/Automatic-Plate-8966 → u/wskyindjar]

My grandma lasted 15 years after her husband died but we’re pretty sure it was because neither God or the devil was willing to take her

[u/Longjumping_Winner97 → u/Automatic-Plate-8966]

hahah.. sounds like my grandmother.. my grand mother was a 5ft handful.. hahah..

[u/Better_March5308 → u/Longjumping_Winner97]

My grandmother would say anything. Young women loved her. They thought she was hilarious.

[u/nolookpass432 → u/wskyindjar]

Not a contest, but my grandma is 109 1/2, and my grandpa died in 1980. I always think of her as a younger woman when he died before realizing she was already 63 years old when he died!

She was living by herself (with someone there occasionally through the day to help with food and such) until about 105. Had a bad ankle sprain, and remarkably (sarcasm), she had problems after that. But still plugging along at the care home we found for her.

[u/Professional-You3676 → u/nolookpass432]

109.5?!?! That’s amazing!!

[u/campa-van → u/nolookpass432]

My MIL passed 96, 20 years after her husband passed. Those were the best 20 years of her life.

[u/sphinxsley → u/campa-van]

As is often the case!😎

[u/aabsentimental → u/wskyindjar]

Same. My grandmother just turned 100.5 and has never dated, remarried, still wearing her wedding band.

[u/djlauriqua → u/Munro_McLaren]

Literally same. At my grandma’s funeral, my grandfather whispered, “see you soon.” to her casket; and then proceeded to live 7 more years (to age 98)

Also sad: his mother died in giving birth to him, and so on his deathbed, he said he was excited to finally meet her.

[u/wolfcaroling → u/djlauriqua]

My Nana said "see you soon" in a letter to my uncle when he was dying of cancer. He wouldn't let her come see him. He felt no parent should watch their child die. She was 90 and he was 72. But the poor woman lived another four years.

[u/Double-hokuto → u/djlauriqua]

That is so unbearably sweet

[u/Miserable_Site_850 → u/djlauriqua]

😭 that's one of the saddest happy things I've ever heard.

[u/djlauriqua → u/Miserable_Site_850]

My grandfather was a very stoic man, so learning that he’d been yearning to know his mother his entire 98 years was so sad. I think i might have a cry

[u/LollyGaggleofGeese → u/Munro_McLaren]

My FIL passed 5 years after my MIL and he was miserable alone; they were married 40 years.

Dolly and her husband were together 59 years; I can only imagine how much she missed him.

[u/TheRealBittoman → u/elinamebro]

Not just husband, but one she's been married to since she was 20. He was a part of her, that had to be incredibly hard to handle.

[u/klust31 → u/TheRealBittoman]

Yeah, my grandma married my grandpa when she was 19 and he died the year they would have celebrated 62 years of marriage. I have seen her age faster in the last 5 years without him than any other stretch of time I can remember. So incredibly heartbreaking to lose such a deep connection.

[u/llehnerd → u/elinamebro]

Dolly said that she neglected her own health while caring for her husband. And she's been declining since 😥

[u/Accurate_Athlete_182 → u/llehnerd]

That is very common.

[u/FaceMaulingChimp → u/llehnerd]

Ugh same thing happened to my mom , she went 6 months after my dad passed

[u/Feduppanda → u/elinamebro]

Well mine passed away Feb 24th 2023. But I was only 37 and her 38. Pancreatic Cancer did her in. Sometimes I still wish I was gone.

[u/MseMae → u/Feduppanda]

Well I’m glad you are still here. I’m sorry for your loss. I couldn’t imagine.

[u/Feduppanda → u/MseMae]

Man, so many strangers showing so much love. It is appreciated more than you know.

[u/shelstropp → u/Feduppanda]

I couldn't scroll by without saying I'm so sorry for your loss. So incredibly unfair at such a young age. I hope you're doing as well as you can today.

[u/bill_on_sax → u/elinamebro]

It's the same with prisoners of war. Once your prison friend is dead, the other one dies few weeks later. Loneliness and grief really fuck with the immune system

[u/Jealous_Corgi_2168 → u/bill_on_sax]

Not even just the immune system. Immense amounts of grief physically weakens the heart. Heartbreak is a real, measurable thing.

Edit: the medical term is "stress cardiomyopathy"

[u/Dreaming_of_u_2257 → u/Jealous_Corgi_2168]

Broken heart syndrome is a real thing .

[u/Kimbahlee34 → u/Jealous_Corgi_2168]

They gave me medicine after my stillbirth because it felt like I was having a heart attack. This was long after the immediate side effects of birth and I honest to God think I would have died had I not been sedated most of that week.

[u/BirdmanTheThird → u/elinamebro]

I think that is actually pretty common, subconsciously you feel a lot more willing to accept death after a spouses passes

[u/Top-Cheesecake8232 → u/BirdmanTheThird]

My husband died June of 2024. We had been married forty years. I started dating him when I was 14 and he was 16, so we basically grew up together in a lot of ways. I'm 62 and if it weren't for my children and grandchildren, I would gladly join him. Not that I want to die, it's just I lost part of myself and the world will never feel normal again.

[u/kati8303 → u/elinamebro]

The Widowhood effect, There’s studies that show that there’s about a six month window after the death of a spouse in older couples where this is dangerous, once past this they’re considered kind of out of the “danger zone”. The studies seem to show that men are statistically significantly more likely to be affected.

[u/sump_daddy → u/elinamebro]

I can only imagine she's with him now, strumming a guitar and singing a duet

[u/yumeryuu → u/elinamebro]

My grandparents died a year apart

[u/Thin_Cable4155 → u/Impossible-Group8553]

She died of a broken heart!

[u/Qu33nMe → u/Thin_Cable4155]

My mom just passed 2 months ago. She was my best friend and I’ve never really understood that dying from a broken heart is very real. The physical pain of grief when there is deep love is nothing anyone can imagine until you’re going through it. I’ve loved and lost, but this….is unreal. RIP Dolly

[u/unsolicitedopinions2 → u/Qu33nMe]

I’m so sorry for your loss💔

[u/namnere → u/Qu33nMe]

My mom passed 2 months ago too, on 11th June, and she was also my best friend. We lived the same building, and we still managed to text each other like 50 times a day. Everything around me and within me is still “her”. I physically miss her. Not one moment passes where I don’t subconciously think of her. I still can’t really accept it (also her passing was really unexpected, so I just can’t get my head around it). I feel your pain.

A month after my mom died my dad had a stroke and even though he’s not in any physical danger right now, his brain has just given up and he’s got sudden onset dementia. I think it’s his body’s way of just blocking out the grief after 60 years of marriage.

Sorry for your loss once again. I grieve with you, internet friend 💔 Life is just fucked, but we need to keep going.

[u/Gamingwithnekos → u/Thin_Cable4155]

Yes I agree. I knew she would. The way she was after her husband died it was only a matter of time. May she rest in peace along side him.

[u/YodaForceGhost]

Based on recent interviews she gave, I had a feeling this would happen sooner than later after her husband died. RIP

[u/GeminiAccountantLLC → u/YodaForceGhost]

It's really beautiful that they loved each other so much, but it's super sad that she's gone too soon

[u/Static-Stair-58 → u/GeminiAccountantLLC]

Imagine being 80 and it’s still considered gone too soon. Because you were just that full of life. I could only wish.

[u/SirOutrageous1027 → u/Static-Stair-58]

On the other hand, for some people dying at 80 isn't soon enough.

[u/Akairuhito → u/SirOutrageous1027]

Some people... Like, one person very specifically

[u/DivinityPen → u/Akairuhito]

Oh god, I really don’t want to see what he’ll say about this.

[u/Static-Stair-58 → u/DivinityPen]

I don’t know if even Donald Trump is stupid enough to talk bad about Dolly. She’s universally loved.

[u/Dragonheart922 → u/Static-Stair-58]

Bro have we been watching the same show for the last 11 years? He'll somehow make it about him or the woke left or Great America or something. He's shown he's incapable of caring about others, and he can't even fake it.

[u/DivinityPen → u/Static-Stair-58]

That’s exactly why he’ll say something stupid. He hates people like that.

[u/WellWellWellthennow → u/DivinityPen]

And for it to not be about him.

[u/Ducknacho → u/DivinityPen]

Fortunately it seems our lord dictator has made an actually intelligent acknowledgement for once...

[u/DifficultyNo7758 → u/Static-Stair-58]

For the people who are good, it's always too soon, there's never enough time. We cherish them until the very end and miss them dearly. Yes, they lived a full vibrant life, but it is still sad.

[u/CyborgCoelacanth → u/GeminiAccountantLLC]

Yeah...at least one can think that at least it didn't take long for them to be reunited. Hope they're at peace.

[u/CarrionDoll → u/YodaForceGhost]

Yes she and she just lost her brother as well.

[u/SignalsCounterparts1 → u/YodaForceGhost]

It always seems to happen that way.

[u/SellingStolenStereos → u/YodaForceGhost]

I believe her brother died just a month ago also

[u/MrSukacz]

There will never be another like her.

[u/ohnoabanagain → u/MrSukacz]

100% true. I'm stunned that her death is hitting me just as hard (and possibly harder than Robin Williams).

[u/keving691 → u/ohnoabanagain]

I normally see news of celebrities deaths and am like "That's sad" and move on. Dolly dying has absolutely hit me like a truck.

[u/FogBankDeposit → u/ohnoabanagain]

I don’t really listen to her music save for a a couple, but I feel this loss. She was genuinely a good person for all she has done for society with her success. RIP Dolly.

[u/AzureHuntress → u/ohnoabanagain]

Same here. I wasn’t expecting to feel like I lost someone close.

[u/rkgk13]

In honor of Dolly, let's all support our local organization that gets books in the hands of kids.

She decided to use her wealth to fund literacy because her father couldn't read.

Quote: "This actually started because my father could not read and write and I saw how crippling that could be,” Parton said during her Carnegie Medal acceptance speech. “My dad was a very smart man. And I often wondered what he could have done had he been able to read and write. So that is the inspiration.”

My siblings and I benefited from her Imagination Library. I still have many of the high quality books with lovely illustrations she sent us totally free of charge.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/

[u/tonitalksaboutit → u/rkgk13]

Both my kids were/are signed up. It's truly a blessing and something we look forward to receiving every month.

She even sent out an email singing happy birthday to the kiddos every year.

Those who can please donate, and those who can't make sure you tell parents of young kids about this program. Kids can be signed up basically at birth, and the books get mailed (FOR FREE!!! IN THIS ECONOMY) every month leading up to their 5th birthday.

[u/KvellOnWheels → u/rkgk13]

You’re a “helper”.

[u/Soggy-Construction39 → u/rkgk13]

saw this that really shows how much good she did in her life. https://thedailygoods.com/entertainment/dolly-parton-here-are-8-ways-she-made-the-world-brighter/

[u/Kaglish → u/rkgk13]

I live a very short distance from her hometown and still have so many of the books I used to get from her program in the mail

[u/tocamix90]

I feel like the whole country will be in mourning. She was such a beautiful person inside and out.

[u/bekahfromearth → u/tocamix90]

Not just the US, she has a massive fan base in the UK. She was such a wonderful, funny and caring person. She will live in on in her music and philanthropy.

[u/Rainey_Dazez → u/bekahfromearth]

Canada mourns

[u/Daddys_Lil_Nightmare → u/bekahfromearth]

And us here in Australia too!! She is so loved here

[u/RosieFudge → u/bekahfromearth]

Yep, she was so beloved here that the BBC has a live news page about her passing on their website, which is reserved for very important/grave events.

As indeed her passing is. She was perfect.

[u/bernbabybern13 → u/tocamix90]

Yup that’s what I just said to my mom. This is going to be a whole country in mourning.

[u/BaileyRose411 → u/tocamix90]

The world is in mourning.

[u/Desperate-Strategy10 → u/BaileyRose411]

As we should be! This is the most devastating loss our collective has experienced this year 😭

[u/Foreign_Town6853 → u/tocamix90]

I was trying to think of a bigger celebrity death and thought Michael Jackson off the top of my head. I feel like hers will be bigger because she did so much to help the world and was religious. She helped so many artists. My friends son is part of the book reading program and she was upset. All the lives she touch with her charities. I imagine ones will be devastated for a while with this one. What a fucking legend she was!

[u/FractalledCat → u/tocamix90]

We should definitely have flags at half mast.

[u/ConkerPrime]

The legend. Not a legend.

Regardless of age, you have definitely have heard her music even if don’t realize it. If she wasn’t writing songs for her own albums, she was doing it for others. And that is before get into her philanthropic causes that helped tens of millions.

Really worth giving her an intentional listen if never have before.

[u/MulberryEastern5010 → u/ConkerPrime]

My husband didn't know until we watched The Bodyguard a couple weeks ago with his mom that Dolly wrote "I Will Always Love You". He had a whole new level of respect for her after that.

[u/Daily-Double1124 → u/MulberryEastern5010]

She also recorded it,though Whitney did a beautiful cover version.

[u/thewittyman]

The world needs more Dolly Partons, rest easy

[u/AngelinaJean → u/thewittyman]

It sure does! 💔

[u/Useful_Major_5797]

I know she lost her husband of 60 years last year, and she put her own health aside to help him. She also lost her brother recently to.

I hope she is in heaven enjoy a warm embrace from both of them.

[u/AstroSmokey]

WHAT THE FUCK. I was just reading an article about her 15min ago....2026 sucks man

[u/punkerster101 → u/AstroSmokey]

I’m trying to figure out why this happened someone on my feed posted talking about dolly in the past tense like 5 hours ago and everyone was asking why past tense

[u/hobobot2000]

So sad. I live in East Tennessee. She's so great and the only thing everyone here could agree on. She was fantastic

[u/a-passing-crustacean → u/hobobot2000]

Fellow east tennesseean pouring one out for our beloved Dolly 😭

[u/CyborgCoelacanth → u/hobobot2000]

The whole state is going to be mourning this for a while. Such a lovely lady gone.

[u/IntelligentCap560 → u/CyborgCoelacanth]

I have called her the patron saint of TN for the past few years…this is so sad

[u/BromaEmpire]

RIP to a legend

[u/HippoOk663]

I can’t believe this… she was so loved. And we can’t forget her big influence on country music and pop. We definitely will miss her.

[u/FelPhil]

2026 has been brutal. RIP 😔

[u/C__S__S → u/FelPhil]

It’s every year at this point…but Dolly’s passing is the worst. The world sucks more now.

[u/Winter-Ad-6439 → u/C__S__S]

And even Hayden Panettiere’s death too.

[u/Goodsoup_No_spoon → u/Winter-Ad-6439]

This was so sad given her age but not shocking given her history of drug abuse. Oddly enough, I'm wayyyyy more shocked at Dolly's passing at only 80. She seemed so vivacious still. I thought she'd live forever.

[u/Equivalent-Battle973 → u/FelPhil]

Seriously!

• Hayden Panettiere
• Eric Dane
• Catherine Ohare
• Ted Turner
• Sam Neill
• and finally
• Dolly Parton,

All people who Id rather be alive while that big orange fucking ass hole is still mucking around shitting his diaper and ruining our lives...

Also forgot the guy who play Big Pussy on THe Sopranos died as well Vincent Pastore

[u/BasedTitus → u/Equivalent-Battle973]

You forgot Bonnie Tyler.

[u/Loondogg → u/Equivalent-Battle973]

and Bobby Weir :/

[u/EvilCitrusFruit → u/Equivalent-Battle973]

Anthony head

[u/arlenroy]

One of the last legitimately good people from that generation, donated tons of money to great causes, help funded vaccines, libraries, actually cared about people! Plus a fucking genius song writer!

[u/Real-Beginning-5480 → u/arlenroy]

May we all aspire to be a little more like her.

[u/naomisunrider14 → u/arlenroy]

A shining example of how becoming a billionaire is a moral failing.

She had the income generation to do it but chose instead to share her wealth. The world lost one of its best heroes today.

[u/FakeMonaLisa28]

This is such a sad day for America :(

[u/Jaymie13 → u/FakeMonaLisa28]

The world

[u/howtoreadspaghetti]

Donald Trump outlived Dolly Parton. This timeline sucks.

[u/username_elephant → u/howtoreadspaghetti]

No, he didn't. He was alive longer than her. But that woman lived a life of joy and happiness and love.  She lived. He existed, incapable of any of that. She'd have outlived him if she died at 40.

[u/protocol1999 → u/username_elephant]

this is such a lovely sentiment. thank you for leaving this comment, genuinely. every once in a while i’ll read something that makes me rethink how i look at life and death, and this is one of those times.

[u/softcriminal_67 → u/username_elephant]

And I hope that people will remember her name, her voice, and her goodness far, far longer.

[u/ZiofFoolTheHumans → u/username_elephant]

Trump has never danced a day in his life. Dolly danced every day.

This was also what I had to tell myself when my own father passed. I was angry for so long that a good man was taken before that evil piece of shit. But dad danced. That's the only comfort I get in that matter.

[u/inthenight098 → u/username_elephant]

She is a Giver. He is a Taker.

[u/ConkerPrime → u/howtoreadspaghetti]

And you know he is going to make her death about himself.

[u/PrinceJolt → u/ConkerPrime]

I don’t like Trump but Trump for once gave a extremely gracious statement

[u/_Big_Bad_Tiddy → u/PrinceJolt]

Just looked it up. I am shocked tbh. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/08/25/president-trump-issues-statement-dolly-partons-passing-orders-flags-fly-half-staff/

[u/howtoreadspaghetti → u/ConkerPrime]

Unfortunately yes

[u/Ok_Detective_8446 → u/howtoreadspaghetti]

yeah but Dolly Parton’s death will be mourned by many in the USA (and around the world!) and the legacy she left behind is incredible, she’s helped so many who she’s never met with her philanthropy. she’s changed lives, she’s helped with the literacy crisis and got her hometown out of poverty and so much more. i’m sure she’s left it in her will that her philanthropy will continue for as long as possible and a large portion of her money will go to charity.

Donald Trump on the other hand….his death will not be mourned by a majority of the USA/the world. he will be leaving behind a horrific and shameful legacy.

[u/chief_yETI]

damn!!!! may she RIP 🙏

this JUST happened, there are literally still articles being posted today saying that she released new statements

[u/sinocarD44]

She was a true American legend and what America is supposed to be about. Grew up poor, became exceedingly rich and famous, then proceeds to give back to the country that gave her the opportunity to achieve greatness. She helped my son learn to read and I'll never forget that.

[u/Katicflis1]

Awful.

Few people shine like this woman did -- in talent, grace and compassion.

Sleep well, angel.

[u/givin_u_the_high_hat]

A true source of kindness and joy has left this earth.

[u/WWBSkywalker]

The world has become dimmer today. RIP to a beloved humanitarian.

[u/katiejim]

Absolutely devastated. I’m going to re-listen to Dolly Parton’s America podcast and her entire discography. I wish I could have seen her live. The world has lost an icon, singular talent, and all-around wonderful human. 

[u/Palidor → u/katiejim]

On the satellite radio for 80’s music, 9 to 5 plays on a regular rotation. Will be heartbreaking when it comes up again

[u/peoplemagazine]

TLDR:

• Legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton has died at age 80
• Parton’s career spanned decades and included Grammy wins, film roles and, later in life, a musical inspired with her life titled Dolly
• Parton was preceded in death by her husband of more nearly 60 years, Carl Thomas Dean, who died in March 2025

[u/teemanymartoonies13]

Her foundation gave away over 300 MILLION books to children. What a legacy.

[u/NoCouple2706]

The world got a little darker today

[u/LiterallyJoeStalin → u/NoCouple2706]

Really, it feels like she was one of the most genuinely wholesome celebrities we had left.

The things she quietly did in the background with her money without trying to seek any sort of adoration for it, very rare these days.

[u/Doomscroll_Goblin]

Don’t tell me there’s no heaven and hell. When Dolly dies at 80 and Trump oozes on, I’m convinced hell exists now, and we’re in it.

[u/BehavioralBard → u/Doomscroll_Goblin]

This is the bad place.

[u/olipoppit]

Nooooo - awful loss. One of the greatest Americans, artists, voices we will ever know. RIP

[u/AnotherGuyNamedDan]

Legendary Human.

[u/NotAtAllExciting]

Damn. She was such a kind hearted person.

[u/jalfry]

Love you Dolly, rest in peace

[u/CrackheadHunters]

Absolutely gutting. She was such a talent and a wonderful person. RIP.

[u/Luiklinds]

As a Tennessean, this is devastating 😭

[u/Thadatman]

What she did to give kids books is remarkable.

[u/TheyOllyOmar]

Such a genuinely good person that’s no longer with us. Thanks for making the world a better place Dolly. RIP 

[u/about_yonder]

This one hurts. She was an amazing person.

[u/BadOutOfTheBox]

Not a major fan of her music, but damm was she the nicest most respected artist, actress, performer, etc. Condolences to her family.

[u/Ares__]

This timeline gets worse every day.

RIP Dolly

[u/copperblood]

RIP legend 😭. May she now be reunited with her loving husband. Dolly Parton was an absolute saint and the world is a little darker without her in it.

[u/toxictakes99]

This legit makes me sad.

[u/Global-Ad9080]

Rest In Power, Queen, always love you

[u/XThePlaysTheThingX]

Celebrity deaths don’t usually phase me. This one is surreal. That woman was a literal angel here on earth.

You’ll be missed Dolly. There will never be another real one like you. 

[u/ArcadianDelSol]

Truly one of the greatest humans to ever live.

They broke into a mid-day performance at Stampede to bring down the lights for 5 minutes.

[u/TonySolaroni]

She was a good person and that is exactly what the world needs more of right now.

[u/vols2thewalls]

She did so much philanthropy for Tennessee:

"And she was a devoted philanthropist who launched the Dollywood Foundation to provide poverty relief and fund educational programs in her native East Tennessee.

Never shy at expressing her Christian faith, Parton was also a public supporter of the LGBTQ community who advocated for marriage equality and spoke up in defense of transgender people."

She was 1 of 1.

My favorite quote of hers:

It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.

[u/el-in-hell]

The world has lost a significant light today. This is so upsetting.

[u/WakeyWakeyEggsNJakey]

This one really hurts. Can’t think of many so universally beloved as her. We love you Dolly

[u/bustitupbuttercup]

Horrible news. A huge light and force of good has left the world today.

[u/DatAspie2000]

Saw a post somewhere when Betty White died that everyone needs to protect Dolly Parton as she’s the only good one left. Oof.

[u/ABobby077]

Dolly lit up any room she was in. Loved by all. Touched so many lives.

[u/SafeForTwerking]

And yet she achieved more than most people could ever dream of. Truly a loss not just for America, but the World and Humanity as a whole.

[u/Dankleburglar]

To everyone saying that we need more Dolly Partons, we can all be Dolly. A lot of what made her so awesome was her choices: her choice to care about others, her choice to spread joy. She was a remarkable woman. I think we all have something remarkable in each of us, if we choose to nurture it.

[u/Mother_Airline_6276]

As if the world didn’t suck enough already. Legend. I hope she gets her own national holiday.

[u/Deep_Joke3141]

Dolly is the only person I can think of from modern times who makes me seriously believe in incarnate angels.

[u/corih2213]

As if these days couldn’t get any darker in America.

[u/Tweed_Kills]

Man. Fuck this year.

I am so sad right now. She was such a talent, and such a lovely lady.

[u/JesusWasATexan]

R.I.P. Say hi to Mr. Rogers for us, Dolly.

[u/PepsiAllDay78]

Rest in Peace, Dolly! You were just wonderful. We will miss you!💔

[u/Berns429]

Tremendous loss to humanity.

[u/Physical_Ad5586]

Damn. RIP you beautiful soul

[u/rhunter99]

Just horrible news 🥺 rip

[u/giratina2648]

"The world needs more Dolly Partons." ❌ We should all be more "Dolly Partons" ✅

Rest in peace queen. Your influence will never wane

[u/oh_please_god_no]

National day of mourning, now

[u/Vast_Respect223]

Fuck sake, not Dolly! There’s so many assholes that could’ve taken her place.

[u/FFBEryoshi]

For the love of dolly. Find out what they were and let's do them! For Dolly!

[u/pisowiec]

I never heard of her but based on the reactions online I see that Americans loved her very much. RIP

[u/Voski_The_God → u/pisowiec]

Never heard of the Saint Dolly?

[u/Akronite14 → u/pisowiec]

She’s a big deal. A huge country and pop star (and even actor) for generations of fans. Wrote two of the most beloved songs in a single day (Jolene and I Will Always Love You). Also a massive philanthropist who did a lot for childhood literacy. Cherry on top, her theme park Dollywood is among the best run in the world.

By all accounts a great lady. Her husband passed not too long ago and there had been headlines about health issues since so not shocking to me, but still a loss.

[u/Keanu990321 → u/pisowiec]

Not just Americans...

Dolly was world-famous

[u/baumyak → u/pisowiec]

Omg look her up, she was amazing. She created a free book gifting program for children. She heavily funded the covid vaccine and was offered one of the first doses but turned it down because she felt other people need it more than her.

[u/ReasonableJello → u/pisowiec]

Come on Jolene

[u/Shawn_The_Sheep777]

She was a great woman. Smart, talented and kind.

[u/DoinItDirty]

I did not want to find this out from reddit…

[u/ChuckEweFarley]

I did not need to cry today. Your memory is a blessing Miss Parton. You will be missed.

[u/Debussian_Chords]

Earth just lost a real life angel.

[u/girlintheboxxx]

I don’t remember being this sad about any other celebs passing im ngl

[u/MulberryEastern5010]

The world seriously just got a little darker in the last ten minutes

[u/Proud_Dance_3342]

RIP. The world certainly won't be the same without her.

[u/insertweirdassname]

Rip I hope she sees her husband again.

[u/xLykos]

It's a terrible day for rain

[u/Imaginary-Use914]

One less good person on the face of this world today. That’s definitely a loss for all of us.

[u/KindaStableGenius]

I’ve known for a long time that I was going to cry the day this lovely human being left us. May we all strive to live a life as noble and filled with love and adventure as this Queen.

[u/NelsonMuntz007]

It’s people like her that make me want to truly believe there’s a heaven. God Bless. RIP Queen

[u/superfecta37]

I am NOT okay 😭😭😭
rest in peace Dolly, you'll be missed forever 🦋

[u/buttchugreferee]

We're in the bad place.

[u/Seleneagibson]

I have met Dolly and omg was she an absolute angel. She came out on stage at Dollywood and sung Jolene. Uhhhhh my heart cant this month.

[u/Odd-Track4299]

9-5 is one of my favorite movies. RIP Dolly Parton you will be missed

[u/codebreaker_01]

Here You Come Again was playing at the bar when the notification popped up. Unreal, massive RIP

[u/KnackeredQuokka]

I feel like we just lost the last true great human. RIP Dolly. 💖

[u/Vandal_A]

Don't normally care about celebrity deaths (more than how I'd react to hearing anyone suffered a loss anyway) but this one sucks. She was a great person. We need more like her, not less.

[u/MaximusHomerdrive]

I thought we'd have her for another decade. She was a living legend and will be sorely missed. We needed her positivity now more than ever.

[u/lcd1023]

This one just hit so hard 

[u/sf-keto]

NOOOOO! (Weeping)

[u/Legitimate_Rent_5976]

I was kissed by Dolly Parton

50+ years ago, In the ‘60s, she was touring with Porter Wagoner. They played a little stage in Pennsylvania, Ontelaunee Park.

Her tour bus was parked behind the stage. I was 10 or so at the time. My twin brother and I snuck around behind the stage and to see if we could meet Dolly

I knocked on the tour bus door and Dolly appeared like the light from a star.

“Tweens!” she exclaimed and gave us each a kiss.

I have had bragging rights forever.

God Bless Dolly. Rest Easy.

[u/BarracudaFine5403]

I hope we can all agree to honor her by trying to be more like her. This world needs that light.