{"id":264691,"date":"2026-09-23T17:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/dolly-parton-banned-all-but-one-person-from-her-deathbed\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:08:30","slug":"dolly-parton-banned-all-but-one-person-from-her-deathbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/dolly-parton-banned-all-but-one-person-from-her-deathbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Banned All But One Person From Her Deathbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On August 25, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/dolly-parton-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dolly Parton passed away<\/a> after a brief, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/dolly-partons-family-didnt-know-she-had-cancer-sister-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secret battle with cancer<\/a>. She was 80.<\/p>\n<p>Even in her final days, the late cultural treasure treasured her famous look.<\/p>\n<p>She wanted everyone to remember her all \u201cdolled\u201d up.<\/p>\n<p>However, Dolly made one exception, allowing this person to visit her at her deathbed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Parton in March 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-563637 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0923_dollyparton_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dolly Parton speaks onstage at Dolly Parton\u2019s Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere on March 20, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dolly-parton-wanted-to-be-remembered-for-how-she-lived-not-how-she-died\">Dolly Parton wanted to be remembered for how she lived, not how she died<\/h2>\n<p>According to a report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/23\/dolly-parton-wanted-makeup-artist-at-her-deathbed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a><\/em>, Dolly Parton allowed only Cheryl Riddle to visit her on her deathbed.<\/p>\n<p>Cheryl was Dolly\u2019s longtime wig artist and makeup artist.<\/p>\n<p>Because she did not want anyone to remember her in this state, she wanted Cheryl to work her magic.<\/p>\n<p>This was important because Dolly had an open casket.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like Cheryl was a true artist to the very end.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYVNvkWpVMO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Some of Dolly\u2019s own family did not know that she had cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Though her health struggles were public knowledge, dating back to late 2025, she kept the details to herself.<\/p>\n<p>In July, many found Dolly\u2019s full hair and makeup as she gushed about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/dolly-parton-taylor-swift-charity-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s donation<\/a> to be reassuring.<\/p>\n<p>We now know that this was just the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/dolly-parton-tim-curry-lgbtq-icons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beloved icon<\/a> being herself to the very end.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, even Dolly\u2019s siblings were not allowed to visit her on her deathbed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbY4b1PJiTz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-but-what-about-sharing-the-news-of-her-passing\">But what about sharing the news of her passing?<\/h2>\n<p>There was, however, one family member who reports say was allowed to visit Dolly Parton, however briefly, at the end.<\/p>\n<p>That was Bryan Seaver.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan is her nephew. He was her longtime head of security.<\/p>\n<p>For many, their introduction to him was when he announced Dolly\u2019s passing on social media.<\/p>\n<p>He was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/dolly-parton-nephew-fired-shakeup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abruptly fired<\/a>, his companies dismissed from all parts of the estate, mere days ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DceNXgPJyZ9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>During his visit, Dolly reportedly told him that she wanted him to be the one to announce her death.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan went on to write and record this grim speech before recording it at her studio, releasing it upon her passing.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like Dolly could have had a massive, public memorial. Cheryl clearly did a good enough job on her wig and makeup to allow it.<\/p>\n<p>However, that was not what she wanted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/dolly-parton-small-funeral-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Per her wishes<\/a>, she was laid to rest at a private funeral service and entombed beside her beloved husband, who died in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>We will always miss Dolly. But it is heartening to know that, in the end, she looked the way that she wanted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/dolly-parton-allowed-only-one-person-deathbed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes On August 25, Dolly Parton passed away after a brief, secret battle with cancer. She was 80. Even in her final days, the late cultural treasure treasured her famous look. She wanted everyone to remember her all \u201cdolled\u201d up. 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