Donnie "Donkey Billy Bob" Rodgers

Donnie "Donkey Billy Bob" Rodgers obituary, Frankfort, KY

Donnie "Donkey Billy Bob" Rodgers

Donnie Rodgers Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by LeCompte-Johnson-Taylor Funeral Home on May 24, 2024.

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Funeral service for Donnie "Donkey" "Billy Bob" Rodgers, 76, will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2024, at LeCompte Johnson Taylor. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service, Thursday. Donnie passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024, at his residence. He was born on March 11, 1948, in Shelby Co. to the late Robert Newton Rodgers and Evelyn Lenar Stivers Rodgers.
Donnie is survived by one daughter, Donna (Harold) Thacker; step child, Charles (Julie) Wayne LeCompte: adopted daughter, Lovola Eades; three grandchildren, John Tylor Rodgers, Secret Dawn Thacker, Savana Diane Thacker; one sister, Connie (Bobby) Downey; one brother, Mike (Carolyn) Rodgers; special niece, Stephanie King; special great niece, Amber King, and several other nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his parents, one grandchild, Shane Thacker; ex-wife, Betty LeCompte; two sisters, and six brothers.

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