Dolly Parton sent fans, via social media on Thursday, a “love note” to thank them for their support after the death of her husband.

Carl Dean died Monday at the age of 82.

“This is a love note to family, friends, and fans,” Parton posted.

“Thank you for all of the messages, cards, and flowers that you’ve sent to pay your respects for the loss my beloved husband Carl.

“I can’t reach out personally to each of you but just know that it has meant the world to me. He is in God’s arms now and I am OK y with that. I will always love you.”

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Parton married Carl Dean on May 30, 1966. They were just months from celebrating their 59th anniversary.

The pair married in 1966 in Ringgold, Georgia.

Dean, who was born in Nashville in 1942, was one of three children born to Virginia “Ginny” Bates Dean and Edgar “Ed” Henry Dean.

Not much is known about Dean’s personal life. Parton kept her marriage with Dean, who was a businessman, mostly private.

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