{
  "id": 4493330,
  "title": "Dolly Parton ‘Laid to Rest’ After Private Funeral, Family Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/dolly-parton-laid-to-rest-after-private-funeral-family-says",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T20:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
    "slug": "rolling-stone",
    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/dolly-parton-laid-to-rest-private-funeral-family-1235618055/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dolly Parton has been laid to rest following a private funeral. According to Rolling Stone, the country legend was interred next to her late husband Carl Dean at Nashville's Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum. The ceremony was attended by her immediate family.\n\nDolly Parton's death was announced by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, in an Instagram video on August 25. Her publicist later confirmed her cancer diagnosis to the Associated Press.\n\nDolly Parton's niece, Lainey Parton, paid tribute to her aunt on August 29, saying she had been laid to rest the previous day. Lainey described her aunt's influence on her life, saying she made her feel like she was enough and believed in her before she knew how to believe in herself.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}