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<\/a> <\/div>\nAmanda has been a professional freelance writer for over a decade. She holds a BA in politics and an MA in Communications. Her passions include music, animals, Disney, iced coffee, summer, and bad reality TV, especially Housewives and Vanderpump Rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Dolly Parton is sharing the way to her late husband, Carl Dean\u2019s, heart. They were together for over sixty years and had a love story for the ages. Sadly, he passed away on<\/a> March 3rd, 2025, leaving a gaping hole in her heart. So, what was one main way that Dolly would win Carl over? Keep reading for further details.<\/p>\n Fans and friends often wondered how Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were able to make it nearly sixty years as husband and wife. He was reclusive and a homebody<\/a>, whereas she loved being out and about, walking red carpets, and performing on stage. Luckily, they were able to come to a compromise, and he always supported her career. Dolly knew that she loved Carl, and, in return, he knew that she would always come home to him. They would go on low-key road trips, eat at simple local restaurants, and enjoy the time they had together.<\/p>\n Now, over a month after Carl passed away, Dolly is sharing how she kept him happy for so many years. It was not just her letting him stay home and avoid red carpets. Rather, it was yummy food. It is well known that Dolly loves baking and cooking. She has a cookbook with her sister<\/a>, Rachel, and a line of boxed baking mixes with Duncan Hines. Furthermore, some of her pies can be found in the frozen food section of supermarkets. Yet, what kind of food made Carl happy?<\/p>\n At the beginning of their union, Dolly Parton and Carl Dean could not afford much. They had a penchant for fast food, as she recalled in 2022, and that never ceased:<\/p>\n We love to just get out in that little camper of ours and drive through restaurants. I love to get a good burger and french fries on the highway like everybody else, and we go get hot doughnuts now and then. It depends on what we\u2019re in the mood for. Whether it\u2019s tacos or burgers or whatever, we can go get it!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When they would celebrate anniversaries, they had their favorite local haunts that they would head to.<\/p>\n The one fast food spot Dolly Parton and Carl Dean often indulged in was<\/a> Taco Bell. This was her exact order: Taco Supreme,\u00a0Mexican Pizza, Rice and beans, and Mild sauce. Yet, Dolly loved to cook on the weekends for Carl, especially some down home Southern dishes:<\/p>\n Sometimes on Saturdays, I\u2019ll think, \u2018Well, I need to make a big ol\u2019 lunch for him.\u2019 Where there\u2019s pinto beans and corn bread and things like that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For someone worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Dolly was definitely humble and caring, especially when it came to Carl. As he fell ill, she slowed down her career but was still insanely busy with collaborations. Unfortunately, friends cannot help but be worried about how<\/a> Dolly Parton will fare now that Carl is gone. They know she is heartbroken and is trying to figure out how to live her life as a single woman.<\/p>\n Are you surprised that Dolly and Carl were such fun fast food eaters? More so, do you love how Dolly knew the way to her man\u2019s heart? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nDolly Parton Shares Way To Late Husband\u2019s Heart<\/h3>\n
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