Carl and I spent many wonderful years together, the music icon said in a statement on social media.
Words cant do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years, she added.
Thank you for your prayers and sympathy.
Parton was 18 when she moved to Nashville to fulfill her music dreams in 1964.
She met Dean outside a laundromat on her very first day in the new city.
My first thought was Im gonna marry that girl, he said, as quoted byET.
Two years later, his prediction came true.
Carl is the one man in my life, she toldPeoplein 1981.
I would love to grow old with him.
If he should die first, I may never marry again.
My love is that deep.
It was a simple little ceremony at our chapel at our place, she toldRolling Stonein 2016.
Im dragging him kicking and screaming into the next 50 years.
This woman gives so much and although in the shadows im sure her husband did too.
God Bless his soul and lord look over her, another wrote.
WHAT a blessing they have been to each other, one said.
They leave a legacy of love and devotion.
Another wrote, I cant imagine being married to someone for 60 years and then losing them.
Gosh how hard that must be.
Fans called the pair a beautiful couple with a solid love
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