Dolly Parton said she’s “doing better than I thought I would,” weeks after losing her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean. But “that don’t keep me from missing him and loving him.” Parton, 79, spoke about her late husband in an interview with the Knoxville News Sentinel when she appeared at a recent event for season pass holders at Dollywood,

Carl Dean only visited the park in East Tennessee when Dolly was off working somewhere else. Not wanting anyone to know that he was the owner's husband, he waited his turn in line to buy a ticket.