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Dolly Parton Mourns Loss of Uncle Bill Owens: I Wouldn t Be Here If He Hadn t Been There People 4 days ago
Dolly Parton is mourning a beloved family member.
On Wednesday, the country legend, 75, shared that her uncle Billy Earl Owens died and she penned a sweet farewell to him, describing him as a funny, friendly and generous person with a kind word for everybody. He was 85. I knew my heart would break when he passed, and it did, she wrote. I ll start this eulogy by saying I wouldn t be here if he hadn t been there. He was there… there in my young years to encourage me to keep playing my guitar, to keep writing my songs, to keep practicing my singing.