Dolly Parton thanked Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce for $2 million gift weeks before her death @KMBC

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

One of Dolly Parton's final messages before her death was a thank you message to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his then fiancé, Taylor Swift. Swift and Kelce announced a $2 million donation for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library on the eve of their wedding. In a video posted on social media on July 3, Parton thanked Swift and Kelce for supporting the childhood literacy program.

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