It’s a hole in my heart,” Dolly Parton said of losing her husband. But she cherishes the funny Dollywood memories he left behind.

Dolly Parton announced that she was retiring from touring to spend more time at home with her husband, Carl Dean. “They were in love until the very end,” says a friend of the couple. “They gave each other exactly what the other needed.

The country star caught up with a local TV station during a surprise appearance at her Dollywood resort last week.