Dolly Parton’s Brother and Songwriting Partner Floyd Estel Parton Dies at 61: Reports

Dolly Parton and Keith Urban perform onstage at the 2010 We're All For The Hall benefit concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 5, 2010. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Dolly Parton, the singer, said her brother and longtime songwriter Floyd Parton died at the age of 61.

“Dolly, and the entire Parton Family, wish to thank everyone for their kindness,” a spokesman for Parton told Fox News. “Yesterday, we laid our sweet baby brother to rest.”