Leeds Live
·26 Aug 2026
Dolly Parton Cause of Death Confirmed as Cancer as Tributes Pour In for Country Legend
Dolly Parton’s representatives confirmed that the country music icon died at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. The type of cancer was not disclosed. Tributes highlighted her seven-decade music and film career, including songs such as “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” as well as her philanthropy through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Her family asked mourners to make donations to the literacy initiative instead of sending flowers.