Beatrice Rodgers, 78
Mrs. Beatrice Tucker Rodgers of Covington was born in Taylor County on December 4, 1937 to the late Fountain and Nellie (Childers) Tucker. She departed this life on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at her home, being 78 years, 10 months, and 16 days of age. She professed faith in Christ and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Rodgers was a homemaker and took special pride in her role as her family’s matriarch. She was an excellent mother to both to her children and her younger siblings after her mother was called home at a young age.
She leaves to cherish her memory:
Three children: Shirley Volpenhien of Covington, Josephine “Josie” Hebbeler and husband Ed of Erlanger, and Sandra “Sandy” Brinker and husband Doug of Ellenton, Florida,
Four siblings: Norma Jean Scott of Cincinnati, Ohio, Wanda Taylor of Columbia, Charles Tucker of Campbellsville, and Georgia Sechrest of Florence, Alabama,
Eight grandchildren,
Thirteen great-grandchildren,
Three great-great grandchildren,
And a host of extended family and close friends.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Beatrice Tucker Rodgers on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Burial will follow in the Jones Chapel Cemetery, 1-1105 Bass-Merrimac Road, Elk Horn, KY 42733.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, October 24, from 12:00 noon EST until time for the service.
