SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Women pose with a statue of Dolly Parton as mourners gathered to lay flowers and take pictures on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Rose Wilkerson from Amarillo, Texas pays her respects at a statue of Dolly Parton situated on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: People pay their respects at a statue of Dolly Parton situated on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: People stop at a statue of Dolly Parton at the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: People stop at a statue of Dolly Parton at the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Women pay their respects at a statue of Dolly Parton situated on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Women pay their respects at a statue of Dolly Parton situated on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: James E. Gambrel walks away from paying his respects at a statue of Dolly Parton situated on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The beloved country and crossover music superstar died after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by representatives today. She was 80. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)