Charles "Rod" Rodney Ewbank was born October 25, 1954, in Fairview, Oklahoma, to Charles Rollin and Jo Ann (Ross) Ewbank and passed away, Monday, September 3, 2018, at AMG Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 63 years, 10 months, and 8 days.

Rod was raised and attended school in Fairview, graduating from Fairview High School in 1972. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On April 7, 1979, Rod married Renita Inman in the Midway Assembly of God Church outside of Fairview and made their home in Weatherford. He owned and operated Rod Ewbank Water Well Drilling for 39 years. He will be remembered as a strong-willed, fiercely independent, reliable, very hard working man who always enjoyed a good laugh. Rod enjoyed golfing and good jokes. He loved spending time at his farm with family and friends. He was the best at giving 4-wheeler rides and fishing advice to his grandsons. Memorials may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation – Diabetes Research.

Rod is survived by his wife of 39 years, Renita Ewbank of their home in Weatherford, Oklahoma; his father, Charles Ewbank of Enid, Oklahoma; one son, Michael Charles Ewbank of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one daughter, Amy Burd and husband, Matt of Weatherford, Oklahoma; one sister, Kay Hargrove and husband, Stan of Fairview, Oklahoma; and three grandchildren, Lukas, Max, and Kol. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jo Ann Ewbank and his brother, Ricky Ewbank.