Dolly Parton's late husband, Carl Dean, executed a will years before his death that laid out what the country superstar would receive and how to split up their money if she passed before him, Us Weekly can exclusively report. Us obtained court documents filed by Parton, 79, following Dean's death on March 3 at the age of 82. The entertainer told the court Dean signed a will on January 16, 2013, and never amended it. She said she was his widow and they had no children. The sole beneficiary of his estate is the Carl Thomas Dean Trust, of which Parton is the trustee.