Post by Busgaljan on Dec 8, 2003 20:03:11 GMT -5
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Avie Parton, mother of country music singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton, has died after a long illness. She was 80.
A memorial service was scheduled Monday at Atchley Funeral Home. A death notice said from the funerl home said she died Friday.
Parton was responsible for stitching the patchwork rag coat for young Dolly that the singer later recounted in the song, "Coat of Many Colors." The song helped propel Dolly Parton to stardom and came to symbolize her climb from rags to riches.
She also was the witness at Dolly's secret marriage to Carl Dean in 1966 in Ringgold, Ga.
Mrs. Parton is survived by three brothers and a sister; 10 children, including Dolly; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren
A memorial service was scheduled Monday at Atchley Funeral Home. A death notice said from the funerl home said she died Friday.
Parton was responsible for stitching the patchwork rag coat for young Dolly that the singer later recounted in the song, "Coat of Many Colors." The song helped propel Dolly Parton to stardom and came to symbolize her climb from rags to riches.
She also was the witness at Dolly's secret marriage to Carl Dean in 1966 in Ringgold, Ga.
Mrs. Parton is survived by three brothers and a sister; 10 children, including Dolly; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren