{"id":2441942,"date":"2026-06-02T17:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2441942"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:55:21","slug":"kenny-rogers-widow-wanda-honors-him-on-their-29th-wedding-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kenny-rogers-widow-wanda-honors-him-on-their-29th-wedding-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Rogers&#8217; Widow Wanda Honors Him on Their 29th Wedding Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wanda Rogers shared a heartfelt tribute to her late husband, Kenny Rogers, on what would have been their 29th wedding anniversary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kenny&#8217;s team also highlighted the couple&#8217;s wedding song, &#8220;As God Is My Witness,&#8221; with lyrics expressing Kenny&#8217;s deep love for Wanda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wanda and Kenny welcomed two sons together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kenny-rogers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kenny Rogers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kenny Rogers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kenny Rogers<\/a>&#8216; widow, Wanda Rogers, is celebrating what would have been their 29th wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The late singer married Wanda on his ranch in Athens, Ga., in 1997, and they remained together until <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/kenny-rogers-dies-at-81\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his death at age 81 in March 2020;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his death at age 81 in March 2020&quot;}\" class=\"link \">his death at age 81 in March 2020<\/a>. In honor of their 29th wedding anniversary on Monday, June 1, Wanda shared a heartfelt tribute to Kenny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Today is the most special day for me: our wedding anniversary,&#8221; Wanda wrote alongside a wedding photo posted by Kenny&#8217;s team on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZDFxDswpt4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. &#8220;Even though I can\u2019t touch you, I hold you in my heart forever, Kenny\u2026 Justin, Jordan, and I miss you so much. Love, Wanda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kenny&#8217;s team wrote the remainder of the caption, sharing the lyrics of &#8220;As God Is My Witness,&#8221; the special wedding song Kenny wrote for Wanda, along with his bandmates Warren Hartman and Steve Glassmeyer. A few sweet lyrics include, &#8220;You&#8217;re not my first love, but you&#8217;ll be my last,&#8221; and &#8220;As God is my witness, I&#8217;ll give you all my love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since Kenny died, Wanda has been working to keep his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/kenny-rogers-family-pays-tribute-anniversary-of-his-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:memory and legacy alive;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;memory and legacy alive&quot;}\" class=\"link \">memory and legacy alive<\/a>. She is also a mother to Kenny&#8217;s twin sons, Justin and Jordan. The late country music legend also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-kenny-rogers-children-11930282\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:welcomed;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;welcomed&quot;}\" class=\"link \">welcomed<\/a> daughter Carole, son Kenny Jr., and son Christopher with prior spouses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2023, three years after Kenny&#8217;s death, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kenny-rogers-widow-wanda-opens-up-for-first-time-stars-death-exclusive-7559435\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Wanda opened up for the first time about losing Kenny;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wanda opened up for the first time about losing Kenny&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wanda opened up for the first time about losing Kenny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You would think Kenny was the most average guy. He was never pretentious, and he sort of taught [the boys] that. He never needed any special attention,&#8221; Wanda told PEOPLE. &#8220;I miss his love, his support. I miss his touch. I miss everything about him. I wish we could have that one last conversation just to say, &#8216;Are you good? Are you OK?&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Wedding photo of Kenny and Wanda Rogers<br \/>Credit: Look Press Agency\/Avalon via ZUMA Press<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before he died, the &#8220;Islands in the Stream&#8221; singer told her that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kenny-rogers-widow-wanda-finds-love-again-husbands-blessing-exclusive-7560244\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:he wanted her to find love again;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he wanted her to find love again&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he wanted her to find love again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He said, &#8216;I&#8217;m not going to be here forever. I want you to be happy,&#8217; &#8221; Wanda recalled to PEOPLE. &#8221; &#8216;You&#8217;re young. I want you to have a full life past me.&#8217; And of course I was like, &#8216;What? I don&#8217;t want to talk about that. Turn the TV back on.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, Wanda revealed that she was &#8220;dating someone very special,&#8221; even though it did take her &#8220;a minute to move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Kenny gave me his very best, and he wanted me to move on and be happy. That&#8217;s a really big man to be able to say those words and mean it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I think it just shows the kind of guy he was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kenny-rogers-widow-wanda-honors-him-on-their-29th-wedding-anniversary-11989005\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Wanda Rogers shared a heartfelt tribute to her late husband, Kenny Rogers, on what would have been their 29th wedding anniversary Kenny&#8217;s team also highlighted the couple&#8217;s wedding song, &#8220;As God Is My Witness,&#8221; with lyrics expressing Kenny&#8217;s deep love for Wanda Wanda and Kenny welcomed two sons together Kenny Rogers&#8216; widow, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2441943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[346643,479366,479364,359528,479365],"class_list":["post-2441942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-kenny-rogers","tag-kenny39s-death","tag-wanda-rogers","tag-wedding-anniversary","tag-wedding-song"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kenny-Rogers-Widow-Wanda-Honors-Him-on-Their-29th-Wedding.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441944,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441942\/revisions\/2441944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}