Eugene Naughton, President of the Dollywood Company, poses for a portait at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

Eugene Naughton, President of the Dollywood Company, poses for a portait at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

People have a quiet moment as they sit inside the Robert F. Thomas Chapel at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

People enter the Robert F. Thomas Chapel at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

People have a quiet moment as they sit inside the Robert F. Thomas Chapel at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 26, 2026. Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on August 25, 2026. Parton was more than a singer -- she wrote 3,000 songs, acted in major Hollywood films and donated millions of dollars to charities in her home state and beyond. (Photo by A.M. Stewart / AFP via Getty Images)