Donna Stewart Whitaker Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Donna Stewart Whitaker of Shelbyville, Kentucky, who passed away on December 8, 2025, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Donna Stewart Whitaker to pay them a last tribute.
Though Donna has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ishmael "John" Fielding and Evelyn Hester Stewart (Adams); and her former husband Dr. Rodney Brandon Whitaker, II. She is survived by: her sons, Rodney Brandon Whitaker, III (Tonya) of Nashville and John Nathan Whitaker of Frankfort; her brother John Fielding Stewart (Teresa) of Shelbyville; her grandchildren, Kali Beth Baucom (Tyler) of Lawrenceburg, Delaney Whitaker of Frankfort and Peyton Whitaker of Frankfort; and her great grandchildren, Sawyer Baucom and Phoenix Baucom. She is also survived by 44 nieces and nephews.
