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Dolly Parton's Husband Last Spotted in Rare Outing 5 Years Before Death

Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, was last spotted in a rare public outing in December 2019, five years before Parton announced his death on Monday, March 3

While the “Jolene” singer became super-famous, branching out into acting and philanthropy, her intensely private spouse preferred to stay out of the limelight. As a singer, actress and philanthropist, she looms larger than life; as a wife, she kept a veil of privacy over her marriage to late husband Carl Dean, who died in March 2025 at the age of 82. After Parton gave her statement Monday, People published photos that reportedly showed Dean visiting a post office near their Brentwood, Tennessee, home in December 2019.

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