President Trump on Tuesday ordered flags to be lowered throughout the United States for one week to honor country music legend Dolly Parton after her passing.
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Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80, according to a family announcement.
“This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you.”
Parton passed away peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, following recent health struggles that reportedly included kidney stones and issues with her immune and digestive systems.
“In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM,” Trump stated.
Parton reportedly missed a Grand Ole Opry Show honoring her 80th birthday in January due to her declining health, but as of last week, she still had big plans.
“Seriously, though, even though I’m still healin’, I’m still workin’! You know me — as I’ve often said — I’ve dreamed myself into a corner and I still have so many things I want to achieve, so I’m gonna keep on working as long as I can to see everything come to life,” she told People on August 21.
Parton was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Thomas Dean, who passed away in March 2025.
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Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, revealed the news in a video message shared on social media, stating that Parton asked him to announce her death on video years ago.
“As her head of her security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment, but haven’t truly felt it until now,” Seaver stated.
“It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness, but sadness lies with us—not with Dolly,” Seaver said. “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents, and countless others who have watched her and longed for her to meet with them in the heavens.”
Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in a small one-room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee, but the family soon moved to a slightly larger, two-room log cabin on Locust Ridge. It was in this home that she spent her childhood with her parents and 11 siblings. The cabin had no electricity or running water, and the family lived in poverty, though Parton has often described her upbringing as rich in love and music.
Parton’s career spanned over six decades, featuring iconic hits like “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” as well as successful ventures in film and theme park ownership with Dollywood, and her popular dinner show Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Branson, Missouri. She sold more than 100 million records worldwide during her legendary career, cementing herself as the queen of country and one of the best-selling artists of all time.
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