David Parton, the older brother of music icon Dolly Parton, has passed away at the age of 82.
The somber news was shared by their sister Stella Parton in a heartfelt social media post early Friday morning, November 15.
‘My brother David passed away peacefully this morning,’ Stella wrote on X at 5:54 a.m. ‘It’s never easy to say goodbye to a loved one, but he got his angel wings and is now at peace.’
David Wilburn Parton was one of 12 siblings born to Robert and Avie Lee Parton, a family celebrated for their roots in Sevier County, Tennessee.
The Parton children, in birth order, are Willadeene, David Wilburn, Coy Denver, Dolly Rebecca, Bobby Lee, Stella Mae, Cassie Nan, Randel Huston ‘Randy,’ Larry Gerald, twins Estel Floyd and Freida Estelle, and Rachel Ann.
The family has not released further details about David’s passing.
David Parton, the older brother of music icon Dolly Parton , has passed away at the age of 82; (pictured 1980)
The somber news was shared by their sister Stella Parton in a heartfelt social media post early Friday morning, November 15.
Dolly Parton (center) and parents in 1987
Fans quickly flooded the comments section with condolences and words of support for the Parton family.
