Dolly Parton’s Brother David Dead at 82

Dolly Parton‘s brother, David, has died … this in line with their sister — who paid tribute to him on social media.

Stella Parton introduced the unhappy information by way of X Friday … saying her fantastic brother had handed away — including it is by no means straightforward to lose a cherished one, however she is aware of David is now at peace.

The Farrar Funeral House in White Pine, Tennessee posted his obituary to their web site … confirming he handed away peacefully at dwelling. No explanation for demise was included.

In line with the obit, David was a bridge builder superintendent who supervised building throughout TN. Stella confirmed in one among her posts that he was a Marine … an accomplishment additionally denoted on his web page.

Whereas Dolly would not usually discuss her household, she has expressed gratitude for his or her continued assist of her profession by the years.

Simply yesterday she took to Instagram to thank her relations — previous and current — for serving to her develop into the music legend she is … this, on the identical day her new challenge “Smoky Mountain DNA,” a love letter to her ancestry, dropped.

David was 82.