{"id":2035,"date":"2026-09-24T18:07:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2026-09-24T18:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:07:04","slug":"the-one-person-dolly-parton-allowed-at-her-deathbed-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/?p=2035","title":{"rendered":"The one person Dolly Parton allowed at her deathbed revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolly Parton allowed only one person to see her when she was on her deathbed \u2014 her wig and makeup artist, Cheryl Riddle.<\/p>\n

The \u201c9 to 5\u201d singer\u2019s dying wish was that no one could see her on her deathbed because she didn\u2019t want anyone to remember her in that state, sources told TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Parton allowed Riddle to be present so the singer could be dolled up after she died.<\/p>\n

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Dolly Parton (above in 2014) wanted only one person to see her on her deathbed.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The \u201cJolene\u201d songstress (above in \u201cChristmas on the Square\u201d) allowed her wig and makeup artist, Cheryl Riddle, to visit her.COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n