PHOTOS: Kenny Rogers memorial service

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PHOTOS: Kenny Rogers memorial service

A memorial service for country music legend Kenny Rogers was held at Oakland cemetery.

Gene Sisk, longtime keyboardist for Kenny Rogers, sheds a tear and clutches a program during a memorial service for the country legend at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wanda Rogers, widow of country legend Kenny Rogers, during a memorial service at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wanda Rogers, widow of country legend Kenny Rogers, speaks with their twin sons Justin and Jordan by her side during a memorial service at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The tomb and monument to Kenny Rogers, who died Mar. 20, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Musicians Billy Dean and Linda Davis hold each other during a memorial service for country legend Kenny Rogers at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jason Henke, Kenny Rogers manager,
talks during a memorial service for the country legend at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bruce Phillips, Kenny Rogers longtime lawyer, speaks during a memorial service for the country legend at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Musicians Billy Dean and Linda Davis hold each other during a memorial service for country legend Kenny Rogers at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Musicians Billy Dean and Linda Davis hold each other during a memorial service for country legend Kenny Rogers at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Friends and family gather to remember country legend Kenny Rogers during a memorial service at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A program sits on a chair before the beginning of a memorial service for country legend Kenny Rogers at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Friends and family gather to remember country legend Kenny Rogers during a memorial service at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Gene Sisk, longtime keyboardist for Kenny Rogers, sheds a tear and clutches a program during a memorial service for the country legend at Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022. Rogers died Mar. 20, 2020, but the memorial service was postponed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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