The country singer has broken her silence following her husband's death earlier this week, releasing a heartfelt statement via social media.

Dean, Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died on March 3 Dolly Parton is thanking her support system in the days following the death of her husband Carl Dean, who she said she has accepted is "in God's arms now.

One of the few journalists ever to meet Carl Dean, Alanna Nash, recalls what it was like encountering Dolly Parton's very reclusive husband at home.