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Dean died on March 3 in Nashville, Tennessee.
On March 6, Parton gave a sweetupdate, thanking everyone for the condolences sent her way.
She wrote: This is a love note to family, friends, and fans.
I cant reach out personally to each of you but just know it has meant the world to me.
He is in Gods arms now and I am okay with that.
I will always love you.
The couple met when Parton had just moved to Nashville in 1964 at the Wishy-Washy laundromat.
Bein from the country, I spoke to everybody.
And he came over and, well, it was Carl, my husband.
Dean inspired many of Partons hit songs, most notably Jolene.
Parton toldNPRabout the songs origins.
And he just loved going to the bank because she paid him so much attention.
I dont believe weve got that kind of money.
So its really an innocent song all around, but sounds like a dreadful one.
Words cant do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years.
Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.
She shared that he felt so uncomfortable at an awards show they attended together in 1967.
And he never did, Parton explained on a podcast.
He said, I didnt choose this world, I chose you, and you chose that world.
But we can keep our lives separate and together.
And we do and we have.
Weve been together 56 years, married 54.
