Avie Lee

American singer-songwriter, mother of Dolly Parton, and seamstress of a "Coat of Many Colors."
Born October 5, 1923, Lockhart, South Carolina; died December 5, 2003, Sevierville, Tennessee (age 80). Married Robert Lee Parton August 17, 1929.

Mother of Dolly Parton, Stella Parton, Willadeene Parton, Cassie Parton, Randy Parton, Freida Parton, Floyd Parton and Rachel Dennison; grandmother of Jada Star, Heidi Parton and Rebecca Seaver; daughter of Jake Robert Owens; sister of Louis Owens, Bill Owens, John Henry III, Estelle Watson, and Dorothy Jo Hope; aunt of Gary Puckett, Dwight Puckett, Debbie Jo Puckett, Richie Owens and Jeff Owens.

Recorded a gospel album with her daughters Willadeene, Stella and Cassie in 1968 as "The Parton Family," provided back-up vocals on Dolly's recording of "Applejack," and made a small number of solo recordings in the 1970s and 1980s.