In March 2025, Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died at 82 . Dolly met Dean on the first day she moved to Nashville in 1964, when she was just 18 years old, and the two were married two years later. For over 60 years, Dolly and Dean managed to keep the spark alive in their marriage , a relationship that Dolly kept mostly out of the spotlight. Dean was also close with Dolly's sister Freida, who shared a special bond with him outside of Dolly's own marriage.

In a Facebook post marking the five-month anniversary of Dean's death Freida shared a touching story and a rare photo of her with Dean and Dolly on the day of her first wedding. "It's been five months since Carl passed, and I have a memory of him that I wanted to share. I had my first wedding at Dolly and Carl's house and I aske

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