Dolly Parton’s Cause of Death Revealed by Reps
Dolly Parton’s team broke their silence on what led to the country legend’s death at 80. Her representatives shared details about her final days and the diagnosis she faced before passing on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Dolly Parton’s reps reveal she died after a ‘brief battle with cancer’
Dolly Parton’s representatives told PEOPLE that the iconic country singer died following a “brief battle with cancer” at 80 on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Her team chose not to reveal the specific cancer type. She spent her final days at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville after being admitted on Friday, Aug. 21.
Her nephew Bryan Seaver shared the news through an Instagram video that same day. He identified himself as “son of Cassie Parton” and stated he was “representing the Parton and Owens family.” Seaver described the announcement as “something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality.”
Seaver spoke about his deep connection to his aunt during the video. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now,” he shared. He expressed that “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless others.”
Parton had spoken about her health just four days before dying. “I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl,” she told PEOPLE. She recalled earlier battles, saying she “was down for several months with female issues” during the early 1980s.
Her team celebrated her legacy in their official statement. “Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” they wrote. They spotlighted her Imagination Library and her contributions to lifesaving vaccine research. Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, died in March 2025 after nearly 60 years of marriage.
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