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Dolly Parton\u2019s emotional loved ones gathered at her Nashville burial site, Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

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Page Six obtained exclusive photos of about a dozen of Parton\u2019s closest relatives \u2014 including her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, who previously announced her death on behalf of the family \u2014 arriving at the cemetery looking somber.<\/p>\n

Shortly before the dressed-up group arrived with flowers, an insider told us the gravesite was \u201ccrawling with cops\u201d and that one officer even revealed, \u201cThe family is en route.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019re told Seaver appeared to be \u201cin charge\u201d of the gathering, as he coordinated with police and security personnel and greeted people when they arrived.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether the funeral took place, but Parton\u2019s rep previously told us that the \u201csmall and private service\u201d would be for \u201cimmediate family,\u201d at her request.<\/p>\n

The legendary country artist, actress and cultural icon\u00a0died Tuesday\u00a0at age 80 following a\u00a0\u201cbrief battle\u201d with unspecified cancer.<\/p>\n

She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband of 58 years, Carl Dean, who died last March at age 82.<\/p>\n

By Wednesday, Parton\u2019s name was already inscribed on the bronze frontispiece of the tomb, which depicts a bucolic mountain scene from the couple\u2019s native Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum is also the final resting place for Dean\u2019s parents and numerous country musicians, including Parton\u2019s collaborator Porter Wagoner and her friend Tammy Wynette.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed the Grammy winner will be buried in a cotton dress and her signature stilettos.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDolly called me and said she wants to rest in a beautiful bed of plush cotton because, after a life wearing heavy rhinestones, she finally deserves to be comfortable and have some rest,\u201d Seaver said in part when sharing the news of her passing.<\/p>\n

Parton previously explained she\u00a0wanted the country-gospel song \u201cIf We Never Meet Again\u201d to be sung at her funeral.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The song] talks about, \u2018If we never meet again this side of heaven, I will meet you on that beautiful shore, where the charming roses bloom forever and where separation come no more,’\u201d she said in a May 2014 interview, adding that it was her dad\u2019s \u201cfavorite\u201d and they played it at his funeral.<\/p>\n

Parton\u2019s loved ones requested fans make donations to her Imagination Library free book gifting program in lieu of sending flowers.<\/p>\n

Fans are also encouraged to tag @DollyParton in their social media tributes and leave messages on her website.<\/p>\n

The entrepreneur and celebrated philanthropist died at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center\u00a0after reportedly\u00a0being hospitalized with \u201ckidney and autoimmune issues\u201d on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n

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In an interview that wasn\u2019t published until the following day, Parton admitted she had been \u201cdealing with some health issues\u00a0that [she] just didn\u2019t pay attention to\u201d while caring for Dean prior to his death.<\/p>\n

Two months after he died, the singer-songwriter lamented that she would be\u00a0putting her music projects \u201con hold\u201d\u00a0because she couldn\u2019t \u201cafford the luxury getting emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family members, friends, peer and fans have been mourning Parton all week, with Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Bob Mackie, John Mayer, Julia Roberts and Harry Styles leading the emotional tributes.<\/p>\n

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