Dolly Parton’s sister Stella shares the singer’s final request

Dolly Parton's sister is sharing the last thing the queen of country music requested of her before she died Aug. 25.

In an interview on CBS Mornings that aired Sept. 10, Stella Parton, 77, told Gayle King "That's the last thing Dolly asked me for was prayer."

King brought up prayer when recounting that Stella and Dolly's younger sister Freida Parton, 69, prompted concerns over the musician's health in October when she asked the public to pray for her. Freida later clarified on Facebook at the time that she was not trying to scare anyone or "make it sound so serious."

"I think Dolly got onto Freida about that," Stella said. "I don’t know, because I haven’t asked Freida because it was very touchy about all that. So I didn’t wanna hurt Freida’s feelings, and I didn’t wanna mention it to Dolly, but I’m pretty sure Dolly said, 'Pipe it down.'"

She continued: "She knew Freida was just upset and hurt, but she thought, don’t be telling my situation, Freida, don’t be spilling my business."

Stella also opened up about Parton's battle with cancer, revealing that the "9 to 5" singer offered to take experimental drugs "because if it can't…

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