Mourners blanketed the front entrance to late country queen Dolly Parton’s Tennessee home with balloons and flowers just hours after the news broke she had died at age 80 after a brief bout with cancer.
The makeshift memorial was lovingly arranged at the front gates of the “Jolene” and “9 to 5” crooner’s Brentwood estate, with colorful bouquets, hand-written signs and butterfly-shaped balloons — a nod to her 1974 hit “Love Is Like a Butterfly.”
The signs featured messages like “We love Dolly,” “We will always love you” and “Y’all means u all,” with the word “all” colored in to resemble the pride flag in tribute to her status as an LGBTQ icon.
Also on display was a classic black-and-white photo of the beloved songstress clipped to an easel and festooned with green hydrangea.
Parton said in several interviews over the last year she had been “dealing with some health issues,” which forced her to cancel several appearances and performances.
Her declining health appeared to coincide with the March 2025 death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean.
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