Former Iolan Stephen Moyer, 62, remains in serious condition with what family members called a traumatic spine injury at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., following a motorcycle accident last Thursday near Rogers, Ark. Moyer had been living in Lebo. MOYER was graduated from Iola High School in 1970. He played football, basketball and American Legion baseball.
The accident, which resulted in the death of another motorcyclist, Floyd B. White Jr., also 62, of Seagoville, Texas, occurred about five miles east of Rogers, Ark., near Beaver Lake.
According to Arkansas State Police officers, the two motorcycles collided when Moyer failed to negotiate a right-hand curve. White died at the scene; his wife, Tempa White, 61, was injured.
A Facebook page, MoyerStrong, set up to keep friends informed and as a forum for encouraging messages, noted Moyer had surgery Tuesday morning and that therapy had started.
The therapy was characterized as being “a very strenuous process and taking great amounts of energy from him,” part of which involved Moyer sitting in a chair. That was exciting to see, reported one of his children, who also said that he would not be allowed visitors the next two weeks or so, while therapy and recovery progressed.
Family members said they were thankful for continued support from many friends and kind messages to the Facebook site.
“Dad loves hearing all the messages,” his children said, but “the best medicine right now is uninterrupted, peaceful rest.”
Updates will be posted on Facebook.
Friend and classmate Tony Leavitt described Moyer as “maybe the best athlete in our class. He played in the offensive backfield and you could hardly knock him down. On the basketball court he could jump out of the gym.”
Among his children is Jennifer Hood, who works at Great Southern Bank in Iola.
Former Iolan seriously injured
