COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND DOLLY PARTON DIES AT 80: Team confirms passing following brief battle with cancer! nt
The music world is in mourning following the d3ath of global icon Dolly Parton at age 80 on Tuesday, August 25. In an official statement provided to PEOPLE, her representatives confirmed the “Jolene” singer passed away at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville surrounded by loved ones after a brief battle with cancer.
Her nephew Bryan Seaver shared the news as tributes poured in honoring her historic legacy, which includes donating hundreds of millions of books through her Imagination Library and funding lifesaving vaccine research alongside her legendary music career.
Official representatives highlighted her decades of philanthropic work and lasting global impact in their final tribute.
Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today. — Official Team Statement.
