Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean was last seen in photos during a rare outing in December 2019. The singer's husband died five years later, on March 3, 2025, according to Parton's Instagram Stories.
Dolly Parton's Husband Carl Dean Last Seen in Rare Tennessee Outing 5 Years Before His Death: See the Photos
Dean was last seen in December 2019 when he stepped out near the family's estate on Brentwood, Tennessee. The image of the then-77-year-old Dean, who was visiting the post office with an assistant, was the first time he had been photographed in public in four decades. In a conversation with PEOPLE in 2021, the singer reflected on over five decades together. “My husband and I, we’ve been together 56 years. We’ve just been married 54 years this past May. But we still have our little times, like in the springtime when the first yellow daffodils come out. Even if there’s still some snow around it, my husband always brings me a bouquet. And he’ll usually write me a little poem. Which to me, that’s priceless.
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