Rodger Dale Floyd, longtime Business owner/Funeral Director, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
The son of the late Elijah W. Floyd Jr. and Laura Charlyn (Davis) Floyd, Rodger was born on May 4, 1954, in Sedan, Kansas and was raised and educated in Moline, Kansas. Following his High School graduation with the class of 1972, he attended Coffeyville Community Junior College and became best friends with Connie Littlepage who he later married on June 23, 1973. The couple had three children, Jason, Tammy and Mandy. In 1999 he gained a son-in-law Brian Andrews and in 2014 another son-in-law, Jeremy Lemmon.
Rodger attended and graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1977, moving to Vinita, OK , at this time he worked for the Luginbuel Funeral Home until 1980 when they moved to Cushing. The Floyd’s were able to purchase the Davis Funeral Home from the Davis family following the death of longtime owner, Leo Davis in 1984.
He was a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church; a member and past president of the Cushing Lions Club; a member of the Cushing Masonic Blue Lodge, 32nd Degree Mason with his Consistory at Guthrie; a past chairman and member of the Cushing City Commission serving for nine years with several years as mayor; a member of the Central Tech Board since 2012; a supporter and volunteer at the Food Bank of Cushing for numerous years, and a member of the ROMEO Club (real old men eating out) who met at various places for coffee.
Rodger’s love for his family, friends and community were big. He enjoyed golfing and going to sporting events that had to do with the Cushing Tigers and the University of Oklahoma, especially men and women’s basketball and softball. He was very passionate about his job, he was true to his calling to help others during their time of need. Rodger was a drugstore cowboy, which included tending to the cows in his flip-flops. He enjoyed traveling in the motorhome with Connie, especially when he got to stop at quilt shops (even knowing what a fat quarter was!). His pride and joy were his grandchildren. He traveled many places to watch them play sports, including Connecticut for the Mickey Mantle World Series and Waco for the Little League World Series.
Survivors include his wife and best friend for almost 50 years, Connie of the home; his children Jason Floyd and Nikki of Mannford, Tammy Andrews and her husband Brian of Jenks, Mandy Lemmon and husband Jeremy of Cushing; his grandchildren, Koby, Brailee Mai, Abby, Brayden (Tiger), Riley and Krager; with the addition of Jeremy, we gained three grandchildren, Dutch and wife Lauren, Tennessee and husband Braden, Dane and wife Morgan; five great grandchildren, Asher, Kye, Noah, Beau and Nevaeh; his brothers, Gary Floyd and wife Marsha of Liberal, KS, Larry Floyd and wife Rosemary of Liberal, KS; Bob Floyd and wife Donna of Vinita, OK, and Harold Floyd and wife Brenda of San Antonio, TX; his two sisters, Rita Lanning of Coffeyville, KS and Janice Lanning and husband Rick of Liberal, KS; two brothers-in-law, Bill Littlepage and wife Louise of Independence, KS, and John Littlepage of Lebanon, IN; three sisters-in-law Judy Palmer and her husband Mick of South Coffeyville, OK, Karen Littlepage of Wichita,KS, and Kay Littlepage of South Coffeyville, OK; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Ryder Lemmon, sister-in-law, Waunita Floyd, and three brothers-in-law, Terry Lanning, Rick Littlepage, and Steve Littlepage.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 29th, in the First Baptist Church Cushing. Burial will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery.
The family will greet friends on Friday evening from 6-8 in the family center at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Food Bank of Cushing (2238 E Main Street, Cushing, OK 74023) or the Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa (PO Box 54877, Tulsa, OK 74155).
