{"id":42491,"date":"2026-08-31T18:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=42491"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:27:40","slug":"the-song-dolly-parton-chose-for-her-funeral-and-what-it-reveals-details-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=42491","title":{"rendered":"The Song Dolly Parton Chose for Her Funeral and What It Reveals \u2013 Details &#038; Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"404\">Dolly Parton\u2019s funeral was reportedly small and private, attended mainly by close family and loved ones. Rather than turning her farewell into a large celebrity event, the service focused on the things that had always mattered most to her: family, faith, music, and ho&#8230;<strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"713\">The song connected with her funeral was reportedly <strong data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"507\">\u201cIf We Never Meet Again (This Side of Heaven)\u201d<\/strong> by gospel songwriter Albert E. Brumley. Its message centers on saying goodbye in this life while holding onto the Christian hope of meeting loved ones again in heaven.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1029\">The choice reflected Dolly\u2019s lifelong faith and the many losses she had experienced, including the death of her husband, Carl Dean. 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