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Dolly Parton's brother David Wilburn dies at 82 as family pays heartbreaking tribute


David Parton, the older brother of music icon Dolly Parton, has passed away at the age of 82. The somber news was shared by their sister Stella Parton in a social media post early Friday morning.

The somber news was shared by their sister Stella Parton in a heartfelt social media post early Friday morning, November 15. The Parton children, in birth order, are Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Dolly Rebecca, Bobby Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston 'Randy,' Larry Gerald, twins Estel Floyd and Freida Estelle, and Rachel Ann. The somber news was shared by their sister Stella Parton in a heartfelt social media post early Friday morning, November 15.

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