{"id":19633,"date":"2026-07-28T07:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19633"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:54:21","slug":"dolly-partons-brother-coy-denver-parton-dies-at-82-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19633","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton&#8217;s Brother Coy &#8220;Denver&#8221; Parton Dies At 82 Years Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Coy-and-Dolly-Parton.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1614254\" data-title=\"Dolly Parton\u2019s Brother Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton Dies At 82\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/dolly-partons-brother-dies\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/dolly-parton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolly Parton<\/a>\u2019s brother Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton died Thursday, July 23rd at 82 years old.<\/p>\n<p>An obituary for the iconic country singer\u2019s older brother was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atchleyfuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/Coy-Denver-Parton?obId=49101464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted by Atchley Funeral Home<\/a> of Tennessee and said he was a crane operator who spent years building bridges and homestead farmer as well as an avid hunter. A cause of death was not mentioned. A private service will be held later, according to the obituary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Parton; father, Lee Parton; mother, Avie Lee Owens Parton; infant brother, Larry Parton; older brother, David Parton; younger brothers, Randy and Floyd Parton; niece, Tever Parton; brothers-in-law, Carl Dean and Ray Buzzeo,\u201d the obituary said.<\/p>\n<p>It continued, \u201cDenver is survived by his daughters, Chris Parton and Jennifer Parton; grandson, Ian Parton and fianc\u00e9e Taylor York; brother, Bobby Parton; sisters, Willadeene Buzzeo, Dolly Parton, Stella Parton; Cassie Griffith (Greg), Freida Parton, Rachel George (Eric), Laura Price (David); sister-in-law, Kay Parton. A host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins; special nephew, Mitchell Blalock; special friends, Nancy Hurst and Kathy Farr.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Coy was the third of 12 children born to Lee and Avie Lee Owens Parton. He was two years older than Dolly, who will turn 81 in January.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday evening, Dolly hadn\u2019t put out a public statement about her brother\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Coy\u2019s death comes months after Parton\u2019s husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Thomas Dean, <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2025\/03\/carl-dean-dolly-parton-husband-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died in March 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/dolly-parton-a-true-original-musical-coming-to-broadway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broadway musical<\/a> about the country singer\u2019s life titled <em>DOLLY: A True Original Musical<\/em> will begin Monday, December 7th at the St. James Theatre in New York City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s brother Coy \u201cDenver\u201d Parton died Thursday, July 23rd at 82 years old. 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