Country music queen Dolly Parton passed away at age 80: Real-time updates – The pioneering icon of country music, Dolly Parton, passed away. She was eighty years old.
On Tuesday, August 25, Parton’s family confirmed her passing. Before she passed away, the famous “Jolene” singer had canceled several public performances due to health concerns in the final year of her life.In a video announcing Dolly’s passing on August 25, Parton’s nephew Bryan Seaver remarked, “My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful memories with Dolly, but so have you.” The singer’s official social media accounts included the video.Whether you liked it or not, she has always been a part of your family—on your phone playlist, on your CD, on your record player, and on your television,” Seaver remarked.
What we know is as follows.
Update on Dolly Parton’s health and cause of death: How did the legendary country music artist pass away?
Although Parton’s cause of death has not been disclosed, the singer has been transparent about her health issues since 2025. Following her sister’s public request for fans to pray for the singer in October, Parton opened up in a video message that was made public.
Update on Dolly Parton’s health and cause of death: How did the legendary country music artist pass away?
Parton claimed to be doing “OK” at the time, although she was dealing with “some problems” and receiving “a few treatments.””I didn’t take care of myself after my husband, Carl, passed away. He was very ill for a long time,” Parton remarked. “As a result, I neglected a number of things that I ought to have attended to. In any case, the doctor stated, “We need to take care of this,” when I finally got around to it. We must handle that.
Parton also mentioned that she had to “cancel some things” at the time since she was receiving “a few treatments.”
Parton postponed all of her gigs in Las Vegas in May and provided an update on her health. The singer said that she “always had problems with my kidney stones” as well as that her “immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past three years,” yet “[doctors] are working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those.”
Dolly Parton passed away when?
On Tuesday, August 25, Parton passed away in Nashville, Tennessee.
Days before she passed away, Dolly Parton provided a health update in an interview.
Four days before she passed away, on Friday, August 21, Parton discussed her health in an interview with People magazine. The singer admitted to the magazine that she has recently experienced “hard times” with her health.In reference to her late husband Carl Dean, who passed away in 2025 at the age of 82, she stated, “I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl.”She told People, “It’s not like I haven’t experienced difficult periods with my health. “But I think because we live in a 24/7 world with social media, everything gets magnified in ways it wasn’t years ago.”
Parton continued, saying that she was “still healin'” and “still workin'” and that her team was “early stages of development” with businesses that produce “avatar performances.”
Following her passing, Dolly Parton’s website seems to crash.
By midafternoon on Tuesday, August 25, Parton’s official website seemed to be down, most likely as a result of a surge in traffic following the announcement of her passing. The website showed a blank page at 3:30 p.m. ET.
A private memorial service will be held to honor Dolly Parton.
Parton’s representative says the immediate family will have a private memorial service. Fans are urged to write a message at dollyparton.com or tag @DollyParton on social media if they want to honor her. The family requests that donations be sent to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at imaginationlibrary.com in place of flowers.
Flags are lowered as President Trump pays tribute to Dolly Parton, saying, “There has never been anyone like her.”
In a statement posted on Truth Social, President Donald Trump expressed his sorrow for Parton and declared that the American flag will be lowered nationwide “for a one week period” starting at 6 p.m. Trump stated, “I regret to inform you that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest country singers and far beyond, EVER, has recently passed away. This is a true loss for millions of people.” She is unlike anyone who has ever existed and never will.
“Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you,” the president continued.
Watch live as Dolly Parton is remembered as a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Fans were already lamenting Parton at her flower-adorned star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just after her passing was made public.
Weeks before she passed away, Dolly Parton did not make an appearance in Dollywood.
More recently, Parton delivered a video message stating that she was “supposed to be there in person” but was unable to attend an anticipated Dollywood performance earlier this month.As I’ve previously mentioned to all of my followers, I’ve experienced a few minor health problems, including occasional dizziness and dehydration. She added, “I’m also dehydrated.” “And so my Nashville doctor, who’s kind of clipped my wings, [is] saying, ‘You ain’t traveling this week.'”
Last year, Dolly Parton’s husband passed away.
Parton passed away more than a year after Carl Dean, her husband of sixty years, passed away in 2025. He was eighty-two. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” the singer wrote in a statement at the time. The love we had for more than 60 years is beyond words. I appreciate your condolences and prayers.
Since 1966, the pair had been wed.
In a video, Dolly Parton’s nephew acknowledges her passing.
Bryan Seaver, Parton’s nephew, posted a video on Instagram confirming Parton’s passing.
Seaver claimed that his aunt asked him to create the video announcing her passing “years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality.” The statement was posted on Parton’s official Instagram account.I had imagined the weight of this moment, but I haven’t really felt it until now as her head of security for more than 20 years—a position my father Larry held before me,” he remarked. It’s an honor, but it’s also a source of immense pride and pain. However, we are the ones who are sad, not Dolly. Carl, Dolly’s parents, and innumerable others who have watched her and wished for her to meet them in the heavens will undoubtedly see her now that she has lived in the light and is in Jesus’ embrace.”
Seaver also paid tribute to Parton in the film, saying that she “opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers from every walk of life, and across every continent,” and that she gave others hope that “anything was possible.””To ensure her spirit will live with us forever, our family and the team she has entrusted with her legacy will work diligently,” he stated. Like her father, Dolly was a farmer. She cultivated music and joy, while he cultivated the land. Dolly told me over the phone that she finally deserves to be comfortable and get some rest after a life of wearing bulky rhinestones, therefore she wants to sleep in a lovely bed of velvety cotton.”
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