Dolly Parton made her first public appearance since her husband Carl Dean's death, helping to launch the 40th season of her Tennessee theme park, Dollywood: 'I will always love him.'

Dolly Parton has made a glamorous return to spotlight less than 2 weeks after husband Carl Dean's death.The country music icon took the stage at Dollywood to surprise her fans while kicking off the theme park's 40th season on Friday.

Dolly Parton is remembering her late husband, Carl Dean... and it sounds like their love story is not over. The icon touched on Carl's recent death Friday during a sneak peek of Dollywood's upcoming 40th season.