Carl Thomas Dean, the devoted and famously private husband of country music icon Dolly Parton, died on Monday at the age of 82. In a post on Dolly's Instagram, her team announced that 'Carl Dean, husband of Dolly Parton, passed away on March 3rd in Nashville at the age of 82. He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.'
The statement went on to read a message by I Will Always Love You singer for her loving husband, '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.' However, the details regarding the cause of death were not disclosed in the announcement, it had been reported in the past couple of years that Carl was battling Alzheimer's, along with other health issues.
