Dolly Parton’s older brother, David Wilburn Parton, dead at 82
“David Parton age 82 of White Pine, previously of Sevierville, handed away at his home Friday, November 15, 2024,” an obituary acknowledged.
A reason within the relief of loss of life used to be no longer revealed.
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Dolly Parton and brother David Parton on October 30, 1980. (Ron Galella Collection through Getty Shots)
David’s sister Stella paid an emotional tribute to her brother on social media in a heartfelt submit.
“My brother David handed away peacefully this morning. It’s never easy to disclose goodbye to a loved one, however he bought his angel wings and is now at peace,” Stella shared on X, previously identified as Twitter.
David’s sister Stella paid an emotional tribute to her brother on social media in a heartfelt submit. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Shots)
Stella furthermore posted on her official Facebook web page early Friday morning, “It’s never easy to lose a loved one. My wonderful brother David Parton handed within the early hours of the morning.”
Reps for Dolly, 78, and Stella Parton did no longer straight reply to Fox News Digital’s question for comment.
David used to be born on March 30, 1942, in White Pine, Tennessee.
He used to be preceded in loss of life by his miniature one son, Donnie; father and mother, Robert Lee and Avie Lee Owens Parton; brothers, Larry, Floyd and Randy Parton.
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Dolly Parton’s older brother, David Wilburn Parton, died at the age of 82. A reason within the relief of loss of life used to be no longer revealed. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Shots for The Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame)
David used to be one of Dolly’s 11 siblings born to Robert and Avie Lee Parton. The couple shared six boys and 6 girls.
On the time of his loss of life, David used to be a retired bridge builder superintendent for an organization called Simpson Construction. He worked on several bridges within the Kingsport, Johnson City and Knoxville areas. David kept largely out of the spotlight.
The Parton family entails, in delivery repeat, Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Dolly Rebecca, Bobby Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston “Randy,” Larry Gerald, twins Estel Floyd and Freida Estelle, and Rachel Ann, in response to Dolly’s official web sites.
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Dolly Parton is pictured wit her family. (Katherine Bomboy/NBC through Getty Shots)
Rather than David’s siblings, he used to be survived by his companion of forty five years, Kay Parton, two daughters, Donna and Dena, and his “nephew/son” Lucas. He had several grandchildren and extensive-grandchildren.
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In 2021, the Parton family lost Randy after his war with cancer at the age of 67. Floyd Parton furthermore died in December 2018 at the age of 61.
“My brother Randy has lost his war with cancer. The family and I are grieving his loss however we know he is in a bigger space than we’re at this time. We are a family of faith and we are looking ahead to about that he is rating with God and that he is joined by family members which beget long gone on sooner than and beget welcomed him with joy and inaugurate hands,” Dolly shared on Facebook at the time.
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