Last Updated:March 04, 2025, 08:14 IST Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, passed away at 82 in Nashville. He will be laid to rest privately. The family requests privacy. Cause of death is undisclosed. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, dies at 82 Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, passed away on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 82. According to a statement from Dolly Parton’s publicist to The Associated Press, Carl Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with only close family in attendance. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy,” Parton wrote in a statement. The family has requested privacy during this time. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Parton met Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat on the day she moved to Nashville at 18. “I was surprised and delighted that while he talked to me, he …