Dolly Parton Has Passed Away | Leeds News

Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Dolly Parton, the beloved country music legend and philanthropist, has passed away at 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Known for her boundless generosity — including donating hundreds of millions of books through her Imagination Library and funding life-saving vaccine research — Dolly lived her life with joy, resilience, and purpose. She’d faced health challenges before but always pushed forward, driven by her dreams. Admitted to a Nashville hospital days before her death, she leaves behind an outpouring of tributes from the entertainment world. In lieu of flowers, her family asks for…