Dolly Parton Hid Cancer from Most of Her Family, Sister Stella Reveals
- Country music icon Dolly Parton died Aug. 25 at 80 following a brief battle with cancer, a diagnosis her niece Jada Star revealed the family kept "real private" to avoid worrying fans.
- Parton managed health issues privately because her priority was protecting others from concern, Star noted, making her death a shock despite family knowledge of her diagnosis.
- Family laid Parton to rest in a private Nashville funeral on Friday, Aug. 28, while artists honored the singer at a Grand Ole Opry tribute on Saturday, Aug. 29.
- The songwriter's legacy includes donating more than 350 million books via the Imagination Library, and Star told Extra that the "bittersweet" outpouring of support has helped her family.
- Lessons taught by Parton will guide Star's future work as a musician and songwriter, she said, as the niece plans to honor her aunt through her own creative endeavors.
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Dolly Parton’s Sister Says Even Family Didn’t Know About Her Cancer
Photo Credit: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Stella Parton, sister of deceased country legend Dolly Parton, has opened up about a shocking truth about her family. She said that Dolly kept her cancer diagnosis a secret from the extended family. Stella Parton says only some of Dolly Parton’s closest relatives knew about the country icon’s cancer battle before her death at Dolly’s sister appeared on CBS Mornings and revealed that she didn’t want everyone…
Dolly Parton kept cancer battle private from family because she ‘did not want people sad’, sister Stella Parton reveals; says she’d be ‘happy and delighted’ by public grief
Dolly Parton kept her cancer battle private because she did not want her fans or family to worry, sister Stella Parton revealed. The country music icon, who died aged 80, would have been “happy and delighted” by the public outpouring of grief, Stella said, reflecting on Dolly’s final days and compassionate nature.
Dolly Parton’s Sister Reveals a ‘Lot of the Family’ Didn’t Know About Cancer, Shares Touching Reason Late Singer Kept It Private
Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton explained the late country icon’s decision to keep her cancer diagnosis quiet. She said the singer wouldn’t have wanted people to be sad, even members of her own family.
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