- Country music legend Dolly Parton has been laid to rest following a private funeral service held in Nashville on 28 August.
- The singer's niece, Lainey Parton, confirmed the burial while paying a heartfelt tribute to her aunt on social media.
- Parton was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum alongside her husband of 60 years, Carl Dean, who passed away in March 2025.
- Her death on 25 August followed a cancer diagnosis, which was confirmed by her publicist shortly after her family announced her passing.
- The private service fulfilled Parton's long-standing wish for a small family gathering, where she had previously requested the gospel song If We Never Meet Again to be sung.
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