Dolly Parton laid to rest next to late husband Carl Dean after private funeral, reports say - KCBD

Lainey Parton, who referred to Dolly as her "Aunt Granny," shared the news Saturday, writing that she had waited until after the burial before trying to put her feelings into words. "From the time I was little, my granny always had a way of making me feel like I was enough," she wrote. "She never made my dreams feel too big or made me feel like I couldn't do something."

Parton was buried next to her late husband Carl Dean following the private service.

For folks in Lubbock who grew up with Parton's music as a constant, from road trips out on the South Plains to late nights on a friend's back porch, the news lands with real weight. She was one of those artists who never felt distant, no matter where you were from. Her connection to working-class life and plain-spoken storytelling made her feel like she belonged everywhere at once.

Lainey Parton did not name others who attended the service, and no further details about the ceremony have been released by the family.