It’s a hole in my heart,” Dolly Parton said of losing her husband. But she cherishes the funny Dollywood memories he left behind.

Only a few weeks after the death of her beloved husband of over 50 years, Dolly Parton stepped out at the opening celebration of her revered theme park, Dollywood, as she does every year, putting on a brave face in the wake of the turmoil and grief she's surely facing after Carl Dean's passing at

Dolly Parton announced that she was retiring from touring to spend more time at home with her husband, Carl Dean. “They were in love until the very end,” says a friend of the couple. “They gave each other exactly what the other needed.