What To Know
- Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private funeral attended by close family, as confirmed by her great-niece Lainey Mae Parton in a tribute.
- Parton died at age 80 on August 25 after a brief battle with cancer.
- Dolly was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville beside her husband Carl Dean.
Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private funeral attended by her family, the Queen of Country’s great-niece, Lainey Mae Parton, confirmed in an emotional tribute.
On Friday, August 28, Lainey took to Instagram with a carousel of photos featuring her late aunt. Dolly died at 80 on August 25, following a “brief battle with cancer.”
“This is a really hard post for me to make,” Lainey began. “I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday before I tried to put any of this into words.”
She continued, “From the time I was little, my granny always had a way of making me feel like I was enough. She never made my dreams feel too big or made me feel like I couldn’t do something. She believed in me before I even knew how to believe in myself.”
Toward the end of her lengthy post, Dolly’s niece admitted, “It still doesn’t feel real that she’s gone. I’m going to miss her voice, her laugh, her hugs, and just knowing she was there. I’m even going to miss those 4 AM calls, and I’d give anything to see her name pop up on my phone again.”
Lainey concluded, “Thank you to everyone who has reached out, sent messages, flowers to my house, or done any of the little things to show me love. I’ve noticed every single one, and they’ve meant more than you know. I feel incredibly lucky that I got to call her my granny. Thank you for always believing in me, loving me, and making me feel like I could do anything.”
Following the “9 to 5” singer’s death, her family released a statement detailing funeral arrangements. “At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family,” they wrote.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, confirmed to TMZ that Dolly would be buried next to her husband, Carl Dean — who died at 82 in March 2025 — at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville, Tennessee.
