The ultra-private Dean died March 3 at age 82, nearly 60 years after he married Parton in 1966 Billy Ray Cyrus and his ex-wife Tish are both thinking about longtime friend Dolly Parton after the death of her husband,

“Carl Dean, husband of Dolly Parton, passed away March 3rd in Nashville at the age of 82. He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending. He was survived by his siblings Sandra and Donnie,” the post read.

Who is Dolly Parton’s husband? Parton’s husband was far removed from the glitz and glamour of her world. Even though he was married to THE Dolly Parton, Dean assured her that