Dolly Parton says Carl Dean, her husband of 60 years, has died
Carl Dean, husband Dolly Parton The singer announced on her social media for more than 60 years, deceased in Nashville, Tennessee.
“Carl and I have spent many years together. Words cannot make justice for our love that we have shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy,” Parton said in a statement. Dean is 82.
Dean died Monday and will be scheduled to rest at a private ceremony attended by his direct family, according to a statement provided by Parton’s public relations staff to the Associated Press.
The couple met in 1964 when Parton moved to Nashville when they met each other outside the Wishy Washy laundromat. He swept her off his feet, Parton later describedtwo years later, the couple got married.
“I was surprised and happy when he talked to me, and he looked into my face (a rare thing for me). He seemed really interested in finding out who I am and who I am,” she said in an interview. On her website To commemorate their 50th anniversary.
Dean is a businessman who runs an asphalt level company in Nashville until he retires. Over the years, as Parton rose to fame, he remained largely the focus and rarely took photos in public. In 2011Parton told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview that he just came out to see her number because “he felt nervous.”
Parton said in 2016 that she did not expect him to agree to attend the ceremony Update their wedding vows.
“Well, he’s shy to the public, and in fact, I’m surprised he’s willing to do it, but he’s so proud that we lasted for 50 years,” she said.
Parton and Dean never had children together. Ask her if she regrets Interview with CBS “Sunday Morning” in 2019, Parton replied, “No, absolutely not. It’s not to be. I won’t regret it. I never regret it. I mean, it’s a choice. So, you make a choice, make a sacrifice, and I never look back. I knew that road very early, I’ll go that road.
Parton’s statement said Dean’s siblings Sandra and Downey’s siblings said.
