Editing Dolly Parton (section)

==Personal life==
===Family===
Parton is the fourth of 12 children. Her siblings are Willadeene, David Wilburn (1942–2024), Coy Denver, Robert Lee (Bobby), [[Stella Parton|Stella Mae]], Cassie Nan, Randle Huston ([[Randy Parton|Randy]]; 1953–2021), Larry Gerald (1955), twins Floyd Estel (1957–2018) and Frieda Estelle, and [[Rachel Parton George|Rachel Ann]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81169914|title=Shine On with Reese {{!}} Netflix|website=www.netflix.com|language=en|access-date=November 10, 2019|url-access=subscription|archive-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110085201/https://www.netflix.com/title/81169914|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Black | first=Lauren Jo | title=Dolly Parton's Brother, David Wilburn Parton, Passes Away | website=Country Now | date=November 15, 2024 | url=https://countrynow.com/dolly-partons-brother-david-wilburn-parton-passes-away/ | access-date=November 15, 2024}}</ref>

===Faith===
Parton is a committed [[Christians|Christian]], which has influenced many of her musical releases.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hanna |first1=Philippa |title=The Christian faith of Dolly Parton |url=https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/the-christian-faith-of-dolly-parton/13267.article |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=Premier Christianity |language=en}}</ref>

She talked about her liberal approach to faith in the January 2024 issue of ''New Humanist'' magazine. "I wouldn't even say I'm religious, though I grew up with that background. But I have a lot of faith in myself and I've been so blessed to have been around great people my whole life, my Uncle Bill and my family being supportive, and all the people I met along the way."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Green|first1=Graeme|title=The Queen of Country on her personal philosophy |url= https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6228/the-queen-of-country-on-her-personal-philosophy|access-date=January 18, 2024|website=New Humanist|date=January 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

===Carl Dean===
On May 30, 1966, Parton and Carl Thomas Dean (1942–2025) were married in [[Ringgold, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f004/f84/a0048409.htm|title=Dolly Rebecca Parton|publisher=Smokykin.com|date=May 2, 2011|access-date=October 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Parton|1994|p=142}}.</ref> Although Parton does not use Dean's surname professionally, she has stated that her passport reads "Dolly Parton Dean", and she sometimes uses Dean when signing contracts.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lamont|first1=Tom|title=Dolly Parton: 'There's more to me than the big hair and the phoney stuff'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/06/dolly-parton-more-to-me-than-big-hair-phoney-stuff|access-date=December 7, 2014|work=The Guardian|date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> 

Dean, who ran an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] road and driveway-paving business in Nashville for decades, always shunned publicity and rarely accompanied his wife to public events. According to Parton, he only saw her perform once. However, she would also state in interviews that even though it appeared they spent little time together, it was because nobody saw him publicly. Dean would often visit Dollywood by himself and tour the park unrecognized. 

She commented on Dean's romantic side, saying that he did spontaneous things to surprise her, and sometimes even wrote poems for her.{{sfn|Parton|1994|p=214}} In 2011, Parton said, "We're really very proud of our marriage. It's the first for both of us. And the last."<ref>{{cite news|author=Sterdan, Darryl|date=July 4, 2011|publisher=[[QMI Agency]] (via the [[Toronto Sun]])|title=Dolly Parton a Quote Machine|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/04/dolly-parton-a-quote-machine|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-date=January 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124120256/http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/04/dolly-parton-a-quote-machine|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 6, 2016, Parton announced that she and Dean would renew their vows in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary later in the month.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 6, 2016|last=Fisher|first=Luchina|work=ABC News|title=Dolly Parton Tying the Knot Again for 50th Anniversary|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dolly-parton-tying-knot-50th-anniversary/story?id=38869061|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> 

On March 3, 2025, she announced on her social media that Dean had died in Nashville at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/03/03/carl-thomas-dean-dead-dolly-parton-husband/81236650007/|title=Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, dead at 82: 'Words can't do justice'|first1=Edward|last1=Segarra|first2=Devarrick|last2=Turner|publisher=USA Today|date=March 3, 2025|accessdate=March 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's Husband, Dies at 82 |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/carl-dean-dead-dolly-parton-husband-1236326795/ |website=Variety |access-date=4 March 2025 |date=4 March 2025}}</ref>

While Parton and Dean never had children, they helped raise several of her younger siblings in Nashville, leading her nieces and nephews to refer to them as "Uncle Peepaw" and "Aunt Granny"; the latter a moniker that later lent its name to one of Parton's [[Dollywood]] restaurants. Parton is also the godmother of singer-songwriter and actress [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184725,00.html|first=Brian|last=Orloff|title=Dolly Parton Calls Miley Cyrus a 'Little Elvis'|newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=March 17, 2008|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-date=January 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106000415/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184725,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>