Dolly Parton’s older brother, David Wilburn Parton, has died. He was 82.
Their sister, Stella Parton, introduced the unhappy information on social media on Friday, Nov. 15.
“My brother David passed away peacefully this morning,” Stella, 75, wrote on X (previously Twitter). “It’s never easy to say goodbye to a loved one but he got his angel wings and is now at peace.”
“My brother David was always referred to as sweet David because of his kindness, loyalty and soft spoken demeanor. He was also a US Marine,” Stella stated in a second tweet.
On Fb, Stella wrote, “It’s never easy to lose a loved one. My wonderful brother David Parton passed in the early hours of the morning.”
She added in a follow-up put up, “Thank you for all your kind thoughts to my family as we continue to grieve the loss of our much loved and cherished oldest brother David.”
David’s obituary confirmed that he handed away at his residence in White Pine, Tennessee. His funeral is being held on Tuesday at Leadvale Baptist Church.
Dolly, 78, has but to publicly touch upon her brother’s passing.
The Put up has reached out to Dolly’s rep for remark.
David was a retired bridge builder superintendent for Simpson Development. He labored on the bridges within the Kingsport, Johnson Metropolis, and Knoxville areas.
“The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. David McNabney, Smoky Mountain Home Health & Hospice, his Cornerstone caregiver, Aubrie Smith & caregiver, Robin Schmidt,” the obituary stated.
David is survived by many members of the family embody his spouse of 45 years, Kay Parton, his daughters Donna and Dena, and a number of other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
David was the second-oldest sibling of the 11 Parton youngsters. His dwelling brothers and sisters embody Willadeene, 84, Coy, 81, Dolly, Robert Jr., 76, Stella, Cassie, 73, Freida, 67, and Rachel, 65. He had three different siblings, Randy, Larry and Floyd, who all died earlier than him.
Randy was the latest Parton sibling to move away, not together with David. He died of most cancers at age 67 in 2021.
Dolly launched an announcement on Fb on the time mourning her brother.
“My brother Randy has lost his battle with cancer,” the “Jolene” singer wrote. “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,” she added.
