Blackstock’s ex-wife Clarkson—who shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9, with the late talent manager—and his stepmom McEntire are reportedly “devastated” by Blackstock’s death on August 7, which comes after a three-year cancer battle.

Dolly Parton has expressed her support for Kelly Clarkson in the wake of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s passing. The 79-year-old spoke from a place of empathy, having lost her own husband, Carl Dean, just five months earlier. Carl passed away in March at the age of 82 following a 58-year marriage to the country music star.