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Michael Dean Rodgers © Enid Morning News 04-25-2022 Submitted by: Glenn
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Michael Dean Rodgers
March 17, 1974 - April 22, 2022
A Celebration of Life for Michael Dean Rodgers, age 48, of Enid, will be 10:00 am, Friday, April 29, 2022 at Ladusau-Evans Chapel with Bro. Marvin Castor and Bro. Danny Godwin officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 28th from 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home.
Michael was born March 17, 1974 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Walter and Marlene (Huffman) Rodgers, and passed away Friday, April 22, 2022 in Enid. He was raised and educated in Enid, graduating from Enid High School in 1993, where he met his wife Amy (Shearon) Rodgers. They were married in 2001 and from this loving union came two children, Corbett and Delaney. He was trained and worked as a welder for Wako, Pumpstar, Ditch Witch, and most recently he was a part of the Silver Arc Welding family for 13 years. He spent his days as a loyal provider for his family, enjoying time with his abundant friends and family, and spending time with the open road on his motorcycle.
Michael is survived by his wife, Amy; parents Walter and Marlene "Fay" Rodgers; two children, Corbett and Delaney Rodgers; sister, Christina Rodgers; brother Dennis Rodgers and wife Angel, all of Enid; as well as two nephews, three nieces, and numerous friends and loved ones.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and nephew Javan.
Memorial donations can be made to the Downed Bikers Association, Enid Chapter with Ladusau-Evans serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made, memories shared and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
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Enid News and Eagle
04-27-2022
EPD: Motorcyclist killed in crash had numerous injuries. Vehicle's driver uninjured, attempted improper turn
By Alexander Ewald
Enid News & Eagle
An Enid woman whose vehicle hit a motorcycle Friday was uninjured in the collision that left the rider of the motorcycle dead with injuries all over his body, according to police.
Enid resident Michael Rodgers, 48, had head, arm, leg and external and internal trunk injuries after being thrown from his Harley Davidson at around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon on the 300 block of South Van Buren, according to a report from Enid Police Department released Tuesday.
Life EMS took Rodgers to Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid, where he was pronounced dead later Friday. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, according to EPD, while the vehicle driver, Barbara Jones, was wearing a seat belt.
Police said Jones had attempted an improper turn from the wrong lane, listed on the report as the sole unsafe/unlawful contributing factor in the collision.
Jones, 85, had turned her Chevy Equinox out of the Long John Silver's parking lot and crossed the outside northbound lane of South Van Buren before entering the inside lane. She then turned right again across the outside lane to head east on Cherokee.
Rodgers was northbound in the inside lane of Van Buren when Jones' entry caused him to change to the outside lane. According to EPD, a witness driving in the northbound outside lane said Jones then moved to the outside lane without a turn blinker, causing Rodgers to then move to the right to avoid the vehicle.
When Jones turned from the outside lane to turn onto Cherokee, Rodgers reportedly braked, leaving 22 feet of skid, then laid over the Harley and hit Jones' car, according to EPD. He was thrown from the motorcycle, slid across the hood of Jones' Chevy and landed in the roadway. His Harley slid another 35 feet before it came to rest at the curb of the northeast corner of the Cherokee intersection.
Witnesses inside the nearby Hope Outreach thrift store ministry building told officers they attempted to render aid and apply pressure to Rodgers to stop any bleeding, as well as move the motorcycle for EMS staff.
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