Dolly Parton Mourns: Last News

“My brother Randy [Parton] has lost his battle with cancer,” Dolly Parton said in a statement posted to social media on Jan. 21. The 67-year-old singer and businessman lost his battle with cancer, and Dolly, 75, honored her beloved baby brother’s life and legacy. “The family and I are grieving his loss, but we know he is in a better place than we are at this time. We are a family of faith, and we believe that he is safe with God and that he is joined by members of the family that have gone on before and have welcomed him with joy and open arms.”

Dolly Parton, 74, is mourning her longtime friend, country music legend Kenny Rogers, who passed away from natural causes at the age of 81. His family revealed the sad news via the singer’s Twitter page on March 21, hours after he died on the evening of March 20. Dolly took to Twitter to share a tribute to her close pal and “singing partner” which you can watch here. “I know that we all know that Kenny is in a better place than we are today and I’m pretty sure that he’s going to be talking to God sometime today,” she began. “He’s going to be asking him to spread some light on a bunch of this darkness. I loved Kenny with all my heart. My heart’s broken. A big ol’ chunk of it has gone with him today.”