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\n\tDolly Parton\u2019s older brother, Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton, has died. He was 82. <\/p>\n
\n\tParton died Thursday (July 23), according to an obituary shared by Atchley Funeral Home in Sevierville, Tenn. A cause of death was not disclosed.<\/p>\n
\n\tKnown as Denver, Parton lived largely outside the public spotlight. According to the obituary, he worked for years as a crane operator building bridges. He was also a homestead farmer and an avid hunter.<\/p>\n
\n\tDenver was one of 12 children born to Lee Parton and Avie Lee Owens Parton in Sevier County, Tenn. Dolly Parton has often spoken about her large family and rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains, experiences that have shaped much of her music, storytelling and public identity across her decades-long career.<\/p>\n
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\n\tDenver is survived by his daughters, Chris Parton and Jennifer Parton; grandson Ian Parton and his fianc\u00e9e, Taylor York; brother Bobby Parton; and sisters Willadeene Buzzeo, Dolly Parton, Stella Parton, Cassie Griffith, Freida Parton, Rachel George and Laura Price. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Kay Parton, as well as nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, special nephew Mitchell Blalock and special friends Nancy Hurst and Kathy Farr.<\/p>\n
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\n\tDolly Parton has not publicly commented on her brother\u2019s passing, though Denver\u2019s death marks another loss for the Parton family in recent years. Dolly\u2019s brother Randy Parton, a singer and musician who performed with her over the years, died in 2021 at age 67. Her brother Floyd Parton, who co-wrote songs including Dolly\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 Years,\u201d died in 2018. Her brother David Parton died in 2024, and Dolly\u2019s husband, Carl Dean, died in March 2025.<\/p>\n
\n\tFollowing Randy\u2019s death, Dolly shared a statement reflecting on the family\u2019s faith. \u201cThe family and I are grieving his loss but we know he is in a better place than we are at this time,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cWe are a family of faith and we believe that he is safe with God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tDolly Parton remains one of the most influential artists in country music history. Across her decades-long career, she has placed 25 songs at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Country Songs chart, including \u201cJolene,\u201d \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d and \u201c9 to 5.\u201d She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 and released the rock album Rockstar<\/em> the following year.<\/p>\n \n\tParton also recently announced Dolly: A True Original Musical<\/em>, a Broadway-bound production based on her life and career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/country\/dolly-parton-brother-coy-denver-parton-dies-1236304122\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dolly-parton-january-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Dolly Parton\u2019s older brother, Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton, has died. He was 82. Parton died Thursday (July 23), according to an obituary shared by Atchley Funeral Home in Sevierville, Tenn. A cause of death was not disclosed. Known as Denver, Parton lived largely outside the public spotlight. According to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2065167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2065167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2065167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2065167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2065167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}