Donnie Ray "Donnie Duck" Sandlin, I Obituary (1970

Mr. Donnie Ray "Donnie Duck" Sandlin, I, age 54 of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on September 9, 1970 in Carrollton, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Charlie and Mildred Burford Sandlin. He was raised in Carrollton and was a member of the Paynesville Christian Church in Paynesville, Indiana where he was baptized on March 23, 2003. On November 29, 1990, Donnie was united in marriage to Michele Marie Krohn in Carrollton, Kentucky. This happy union was blessed to raise three children, Donnie Ray, II, Emily, and Michael. They resided in Lexington for several years and in Hanover for the past 18 years. He worked for Jacobi Sod Farm for 12 years and then with Pride Family Supermarket for 10 years in the deli. He was currently an employee of Madison Wal-Mart working in the deli for the past six years. An avid UK basketball fan, he loved fishing, watching Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with NASCAR, and being a papaw to his grandchildren. Donnie died on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 11:41 p.m. at the Emergency Room at Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Donnie will be missed by his loving wife of nearly 34 years, Michele Marie Krohn Sandlin of Hanover, Indiana; his son, Donnie Ray Sandlin, II and his wife, Casey of Hanover, Indiana; his daughter, Emily Atkins and her husband, Jessie of North Vernon, Indiana; Michael Phillips and his wife, Jenny of Dupont, Indiana who was like a son he raised; his grandchildren, Hazel, Jaxon, Peyton, Alyvia, Wyatt, Jude, Owen, Titus, Hadley, and Kira; his sister, Linda Wilson and her husband, Greg of Worthville, Indiana; his brothers, Charles Sandlin and his wife, Linda of Ghent, Kentucky, Richard Sandlin and his wife, Glennis of Owen County, Kentucky; his brother in law, Paul Carter of Louisville, Kentucky; his sister in law, Ragina Krohn of Carrollton, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Sandlin, died 2019, his mother, Mildred Burford Sandlin, died 2017, his grandma, Nellie Burford, his sister in law, Penny Krohn, his mother in law, Cookie Breeden, died in 2010. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 4:00 pm, by Pastor Jim Wilson at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Sunday from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Donnie Sandlin Remembrance Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Donnie Ray "Donnie Duck" Sandlin, I, please click here to visit our sympathy store.