{"id":8613,"date":"2025-02-25T00:51:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T00:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2025-02-25T00:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T00:51:25","slug":"rest-in-peaceour-prayers-are-with-dolly-parton-and-her-family-details-in-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/rest-in-peaceour-prayers-are-with-dolly-parton-and-her-family-details-in-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest in peace\u2026Our prayers are with Dolly Parton and her family\u2026 Details in comments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

David Wilburn Parton, Dolly\u2019s brother, passed away. He was eighty-two.\n\n\n\n

On Friday, November 15, the singer\u2019s sister, Stella Parton, posted on X (formerly Twitter) to announce their brother\u2019s passing.\n\n\n\n

The 75-year-old added, \u201cMy brother David passed away peacefully this morning.\u201d \u201cHe received his angel wings and is now at peace, but saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s never easy to lose a loved one,\u201d Stella continued in a second Facebook post, adding that her brother passed away \u201cin the early hours of the morning.\u201d \u201cMy brother David left us this morning,\u201d she posted on Threads. After a while, he was granted angel wings. Rest in peace, amazing soul. \u201cI will always love you.\u201d\n\n\n\n

According to an internet obituary, David, also known as David W. Parton, \u201cpassed away at his home\u201d in White Pine, Tennessee, on Friday, November 15. The cause of death was not revealed.\n\n\n\n

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Dolly, 78, has not yet spoken on her brother\u2019s passing in public.\n\n\n\n

For additional information, people have contacted Stella and Dolly\u2019s representatives.\n\n\n\n

When he passed away, David was a superintendent and bridge builder for Simpson Construction. He worked in the Knoxville, Johnson City, and Kingsport sectors of Tennessee, according to the obituary.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"