Dolly Parton made her first public appearance since confirming husband Carl Dean’s death earlier this month while celebrating the 40th season of her Dollywood theme park.

Dolly Parton and her husband, Dean, were married for decades. A throwback photo of the country legend with her late hubby shows the two as a young couple.

Dolly Parton responded to the support she's received following the death of her husband, Carl Thomas Dean. A woman with long, styled hair wears a white jacket with lace details The two first met in 1964 by a Nashville laundromat when Dolly was 18,