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Celebrity Deaths and Final Performances

Updated 2026-08-25 19:25 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Jesikah Suggs, a writer for Netflix’s My Life With The Walter Boys, passed away at age 32 after an eight-year battle with breast cancer. Meanwhile, Dolly Parton concluded her career with performances celebrating the 40th anniversary of Dollywood and making a final appearance at one of her own truck stops.

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Deadline
Jesikah Suggs, a writer, story editor and co-producer of Netflix’s My Life With The Walter Boys, died at her home in Studio City, California, on Tuesday, August 18, following an eight-year battle with breast cancer. She was 32. Her death was announced by her family. Born March 02, 1994, in Dal
2026-08-25 19:09 UTC
Rolling Stone
In true Dolly fashion, the country music legend made her final appearance with fans not at a black-tie gala but at a rest stop off I-65 in Tennessee
2026-08-25 19:12 UTC
Rolling Stone
She wrote the song for Dollywood's 25th anniversary in 2010, and she revived it at the 40th celebration last year
2026-08-25 19:14 UTC
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