Months after the loss of her husband, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton mourns the death of one of her dearest friends and fellow country singer, Jeannie Seely.

In a post on Instagram, Parton issued a special tribute to Seely.

“I have known Jeannie Seely since we were early on in Nashville, ” Dolly Parton wrote. “She was one of my dearest friends. I think she was one of the greater singers in Nashville and she had a wonderful sense of humor. We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together, and she will be missed.”

Seely passed away earlier this month at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee. She was 85 years old.

The cause of the country legend’s death was complications from an intestinal infection. She had two emergency abdominal surgeries and other health

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