Country music legend Dolly Parton has announced that her husband, Carl Dean, has passed away for nearly 60 years. He was 82 years old.
in post At X, Parton issued a statement thanking everyone for “prayer and sympathy.” Parton said she and Dean “had a lot of great years together.”
“Carl and I have had a lot of great years together,” Parton said. “Words cannot give justice to the love they have shared over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.”
Born in July 1942, Dean met Parton at the age of 21 at a coin laundry in Nashville, Tennessee, and at the age of 18 he continued to marry in 1966. According to Fox News.
Dean was said to be private and “rarely seen”; Interview After the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, Dean explained that he had “first thoughts” that he was going to marry Parton.
“My first thought was, 'I'm going to marry that girl,'” Dean said. “My second thought was, 'Lord, she looks good',” he added, “it was the day when life began.”
Parton's Website On their 50th anniversary, the couple notes that they “meeted outside the hopeful vanity in Nashville” on “day one” for Parton in the city. Two years after they met, the couple continued to marry in Ringgold, Georgia.
Two years after that fateful meeting, Dolly and Carl got married on May 30, 1966. It was an anniversary, and Dolly and Carl traveled to Ringgold, Georgia with their mother. They had a simple private ceremony with only Avie Lee, the preacher and his wife present. Since that day, Dolly and Carl have lived happily for 50 years. They have loved and supported each other while respecting each other's independence.
In an interview with People and Parton in 1977 explained Dean is “something shy and quiet,” adding that what they have is “very sweet.” The outlet also said Dean has “disenged Dolly's career.”
