Hershel Lee Rodgers

Hershel Lee Rodgers, 75 of Enid, passed from this life Saturday August 18, 2018. Hershel was born May 25, 1943 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Harold and Amy (Carmichael) Rodgers, the first of eight children. In April of 1961 he was baptized into the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn by Bro. Dick Lewis. He graduated May 18, 1961 from Agra High School. The day after graduation, he moved to Enid where he worked at one of the grain elevators. On March 31, 1962 he married Karen Lockhart of Henryetta, OK at the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn in Checotah, Oklahoma. To this union four children were born. He and Karen lived in Enid for a year before moving to Cushing and then on to Oklahoma City, where their first three children, Sheila Gail, Kyle Lee, and Denise Jeanene, were born. After living in Oklahoma City for four years, they moved to Snohomish, WA, where their third daughter, Tammy Jo, was born. After living in Washington for two years, they then moved to Urbana, MO for two years, and finally moved back to Enid in 1972, where he again worked at the grain elevators under Union Equity, Farmland, and ADM for 34 years, until he retired in 2006. In Hershel’s younger years, he enjoyed traveling and took his family on many trips across the country and visited many different bodies of brethren. He was always tinkering on something, motorcycles, cars, and anything else he could tear apart and put back together. If something needed to be fixed his motto was “why pay someone to fix something, that I can fix myself”, and he was always eager to hand down his knowledge to his kids and grandchildren. Many times you could find him under a hood yelling at one of them to hand him the right tool, or sitting on the floor with one of them in his lap showing them how to take something apart. Hershel disliked the winter months and was always anxious for the weather to warm up so that he could spend more time outside. He loved the outdoors, fishing, hiking, camping, boating, you name it he was there. He and Karen spent many hours on motorcycle trips with their friends, and once their children were old enough and they had motorcycles of their own, they would all go out riding together. Those that knew Hershel knew that he could never meet a stranger, and if you were a stranger, you probably left knowing more about his life than you wanted to. He could talk for hours about any and everything, and was never hesitant to voice his opinion. Once Hershel retired in 2006, he spent time building new sheds to store his “treasures” that he would find at area auctions. Hershel always said, “You never know when you might need something, so I will keep this for later.” That motto came in handy, as all of his family and neighbors knew if something broke to go ask Hershel before going to the store. He enjoyed being in the Corvettes of Enid and showing his red 1980 Corvette at the various shows and club trips that they would take. He also had two show tractors that he would take to area tractor shows. He loved spending his extra time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and although he might not spend much money, he always spoiled them with the time and love he gave them. He is survived by his wife Karen, of Enid, his children, Sheila Rodgers, of Oklahoma City; Kyle (LaTonya), of Sapulpa; Denise (Jeff) Treagesser, of Henryetta; Tammy (Walter) Synoweicki, of Litchfield Park, AZ; seven grandchildren, Colt (Dominique) Treagesser, of Henryetta; Darla (Austin) Balch, of Enid; Kady Treagesser, of Issaquah, WA; Whitney and Jaylee Treagesser, of Henryetta; Alyssa and Amanda Synoweicki, of Litchfield Park, AZ; great-grandchildren, Tara and Ashton Balch, of Enid; and Sophia and Millie Treagesser, of Henryetta; “adopted” son and daughter, Jeff and Nikki Clark and their daughters Miranda and Melissa, of Enid; his brothers and sisters, Leondra (Dorsey) Stoddard, Bristow; Loyal (Susie) Rodgers, of Long Lane, MO; Coeta (Danny) Godwin, Drumright; Walter (Faye) Rodgers, of Enid; Belva (Eugene) Skinner, of Buffalo, MO; Eldon (Jennifer) Rodgers, of Mounds; Rucilla Davis, of Kellyville; brother and sister-in-laws, Charles (Gaylene) Lockhart, of Globe, AZ; Dean Lockhart, of Muskogee; and Loretta (Mike) Worthy, of Checotah; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and great-granddaughter Evelyn Balch.

Hershel Lee Rodgers

May 25, 1943 - August 18, 2018