To call Carl Dean shy of the spotlight would be an understatement. Few seemed to know him personally outside of immediate family. Really, the most we know about Dean comes from Dolly Parton herself.

The singer says the pair met outside a laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at age 18, then married two years later.

Dean died in Nashville and will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with only immediate family in attendance.

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died at age 82 on March 3. The couple did not have children during their nearly 60-year ...

“l am beyond sad for my dear friend Dolly Parton. I remember meeting Carl when I stopped in at their house unexpected in ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly six decades, dies at 82. Dean's passing was revealed in a post on Parton's social media with a statement provided by Dolly herself, writing, 'Carl and I ...

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Carl Dean, husband of popular country singer Dolly Parton, has died at the age of 82. Dolly shared the sad news with her fans ...

Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton go way back, and he's already responded to the news of her husband's death. The 63-year-old ...

Courtesy of Dolly Parton/Instagram Dolly Parton has no regrets about the special family she built with husband Carl Dena. "My ...

There are few celebrities in Nashville that have a bigger presence, whether she's actually in town or not, than the Tennessee ...

Carl Dean was devoted to Dolly Parton and inspired her hit "Jolene," even as he avoided the spotlight. He died in Nashville ...