Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of 58 years, died on March 3 at 82 years old

• Dolly Parton is remembering Carl Dean, her husband of 58 years who died in March
• Parton said she was trying to figure out how to be without him after being together for so long
• She added that she is happy that he’s at peace and at rest but will miss him forever

Dolly Parton is remembering the love of her life.

The “Jolene” singer spoke to Entertainment Tonight in a video shared on May 21, and mentioned how she is doing following the death of her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, earlier this year.

“Of course I miss him,” Parton, 79, said of Dean. “I’m having to really go through a lot trying to figure out how to be without him because I was with him for so long.”

She added, “I’m holding up, I’m doing as well as one can after 60 years, being with and loving somebody.”

To honor him, she released a new song dedicated to him. “When Carl did pass away, I thought, ‘I gotta do something so I’m just gonna put that song out as a tribute to him,” she told the outlet of the emotional song “If You Hadn’t Been There.”