Dolly Parton Photo courtesy of Butterfly Records. Photo by Vijat Mohindra.)

Dolly Parton Assures Everyone She’s Not Dying

By: Dave Palmer

9/10/2025

Country Music News

79-year-old Dolly Parton wants to assure fans that she’s NOT dying, after her sister Freida asked for prayers.

Dolly posted a video from the set of an upcoming Grand Ole Opry commercial.

“I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am.  Do I look sick to you?  I’m working hard here!  Anyway, I wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease . . . and I appreciate your prayers because I’m a person of faith. I can always use the prayers for anything and everything, but I want you to know that I’m OK . . . when [my] passed, I didn’t take care of myself.  So I let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of. There are just a lot of rumors flying around, but I figured if you heard it from me, you’d know that I was okay . . . I don’t think God is through with me and I ain’t done working.  So I love you for caring and keep praying for me.”

A rep for Dolly added that she’s fine and is just waiting for a procedure for kidney stones.

Dolly’s sister Freida, also gave an update, saying that she didn’t mean to scare fans, and just was concerned for her big sister for being under the weather.

“Thank you all for lifting her up.  Your love truly makes a difference.”

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