Dolly Parton getting married to Carl Dean in Ringgold, GA
We now know the reason for Dolly Parton’s death. The Queen of Country died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement from her team.
The statement remembered Parton for the joy, hope and generosity she shared throughout her life and career.
Parton’s team highlighted her Imagination Library, which has provided hundreds of millions of books to children, as well as her support for medical research that helped develop a lifesaving vaccine.
Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.
