Dolly Parton’s Silent Partner: The Untold Story of Carl Thomas Dean’s Life and Legacy at 82

After five decades of love and romance, the couple celebrated their bond by renewing their vows in a private Nashville ceremony on their 50th wedding anniversary.

The couple renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary

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She recalled wearing the “most beautiful gown” and dressing up her husband “like a handsome dude of Hollywood” for the intimate affair.

It was a “simple little ceremony at our chapel at our place,” she told Rolling Stone in 2016.

“If I had it to do all over, I’d do it all over again, and we did,” she added. “I’m dragging him kicking and screaming into the next 50 years. Wish us luck.”

If Dean passes away first, “I may never marry again,” the country music icon said

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Fans shared in the grief on social media, saying: “We are all here for you.”

“My heart is with you,” a fan commented, while another wrote, “Oh Dolly, my heart goes out to you and yours, my deepest sympathies.”

“This woman gives so much and although in the shadows im sure her husband did too. God Bless his soul and lord look over her,” another wrote.

“WHAT a blessing they have been to each other,” one said. “They leave a legacy of love and devotion. Bless you all!”

Another wrote, “I can’t imagine being married to someone for 60 years and then losing them. Gosh how hard that must be.”

Fans called the pair a “beautiful couple with a solid love”

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