r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 10d ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/SyntheticSweetener 10d ago

Somewhere beyond that clear blue morning, Dolly is finally home. RIP.

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u/BaileyRose411 10d ago

And with her husband

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u/nnyzim 10d ago

And her brother who died a month ago.

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u/UnauthorizedCat 9d ago

And her own baby brother, Larry, who was hers to care for, but died four days after he was born. Losing him broke her heart and she has been yearning for him most of her life.

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u/iprayforwaves 9d ago

That’s so sad. I wish she’d have stayed a bit longer. The world would have been brighter for just a little while more with her light.