Jerry Covington obit

Official Obituary of

Jerry Glenn Covington

February 15, 1955  -  October 9, 2024

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Jerry Covington, 69 year old long time Woodward business owner and resident passed away, Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 in Woodward. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the Woodward Conference Center. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery with Billings Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Jerry was born on February 15, 1955 in Cleburne, Texas. His father worked for the railroad and moved the family to Southern California when he was six. In 1980 he moved to Woodward and worked as a Mechanic at Northwest Ford and Irwin Chevrolet before opening his own shop Ultimate hot rods. He loved spending time with his wife, Kathleen, his children and grandchildren. He Enjoyed working on his hot rods and going to car shows with friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents And three sisters then survived by two brothers Meredith Covington, Bob Covington, sister Jean Ligon, his wife, Kathleen 4 sons Jerry Covington, Jr. (Pee Wee), David Covington, Dusty Brown, Cameron Brown and one daughter Tammy Covington, nine grandchildren, Aubrey, Brek, Waylon, Anna, Chloe, Mason, Sophie, Scarlet,Lawless and two bonus grands Taylor and Journye.

Jerry started building custom motorcycles (choppers) in the early seventies and founded Covingtons Customs in Woodward, Oklahoma, in 1993.

Covington became well known in the motorcycle industry as one of the top custom builders for his clean designs and high quality custom motorcycles, and appeared in numerous television shows including the Discovery Channel's Biker Build-Off series, Carlos Mencia's Mind of Mencia, and Corbin's Ride On.

Covington was also been featured in several custom motorcycle related books including "Art of The Chopper", and "Top Chops".

Covington's unique motorcycles won many awards, have been featured in dozens of magazines, including Easyriders, HotBike, and Street Chopper, and have been photographed by Michael Lichter Photography.

Covington built motorcycles for celebrities such as comedian Carlos Mencia, musician Sammy Hagar, and race car driver Billy Boat.

Covington died on October 9, 2024, at the age of 69.

Press and publicity

Magazine covers

American Bagger (U.S.) Apr. 2009

HotBike (U.S.) Feb. 2009

Easyriders (Germany) Mar. 2009

Easyriders (U.S.) May. 2008

American Cycle (U.S.) Jan. 2008

Bikers Life (U.S.) Sep. 2008

Easyriders (U.S.) Oct. 2007

Biker Zone (Mexico) 2007 Vol 168

Street Chopper (U.S.) Nov. 2006

Hot Rod Bikes (U.S.) Jan. 2005

Easyriders (U.S.) May. 2004

V-Twin (U.S.) Mar. 2004

Hot Rod Bikes (U.S.) Oct. 2003

Street Chopper (U.S.) Apr. 2002

Magazine articles

V-Twin (U.S.) Aug. 2009: To Russia, With Love: An International Success Story

Distinctly Oklahoma (U.S.) Jul. 2009: "Get your Motor Runnin... Head Out on the Highway..."

American Bagger (U.S.) Apr. 2009: "Covingtons: Retro Custom Bagger"

HotBike (U.S.) Feb. 2009: Finned with Finess: Covingtons Classy Shovel

American Bagger (U.S.) Feb. 2009: "Covingtons Customs: Billet Covers Part 2"

Easyriders (Germany) Mar. 2009: Interview mit Jerry Covington

V-Twin (U.S.) Apr. 2009: Jerry Covington: In For the Long Haul

American Bagger (U.S.) May. 2008: The Fabricators Motorcycle: A Covingtons Showcase Bagger

Easyriders (U.S.) May. 2008: Lucifer II: Giving the Devil His Due

American Cycle (U.S.) Mar. 2008: Whiskey: Russell Orr's Covington Chopper

American Cycle (U.S.) Jan. 2008: Covington vs Covington

AMD (U.S.) Jan. 2008: Covingtons Cycle City: It's a Family Affair

V-Twin Annual (U.S.) Jan. 2008: A Fist Full of Dollars: Covingtons Hi-Tech Pro-Street

Hot Bike Baggers (U.S.) Jul. 2008: Sweet Glide: Covingtons Customs FLHX

Bikers Life (Mexico) Sep. 2008: Psychodelic Chopper

Easyriders (U.S.) Oct. 2007: One For The Books: Drag Specialties FatBook Sourced by Jerry Covington

Barnetts (U.S.) Oct. 2007: Covingtons Customs Bobber: Featured Custom

Easyriders (U.S.) Aug. 2007: A Fist Full of Dollars: Covingtons Hi-Tech Pro-Street

V-Twin (U.S.) Jun. 2007: One Hundred Bucks Bought It: One lucky ticket holder got the deal of a lifetime

American Bagger (U.S.) May. 2007: Covingtons Black Bagger Goes to South Africa: A Stunningly Subtle Two Wheeler

Biker Zone (Mexico) 2007 Vol 168: Covingtons Black Bagger Goes to South Africa: A Stunningly Subtle Two Wheeler

HotBike (U.S.) 2007 Vol.39 No.9: Covingtons El Capitan: Two Firsts For Covingtons Custom Cycles

Easyriders (U.S.) Jan. 2006: Covingtons Pagan Gold Hot Rod: Lucifer 1

Street Chopper (U.S.) Nov. 2006: Covingtons Hot Rod Twin Cam

Hot Rod Bikes (U.S.) Jan. 2005: Scaring Soccer Moms Everywhere: Ultra Classic Redux

Iron Works (U.S.) Aug. 2004: Shop Bike Special: Old School Bobber

American Iron (U.S.) Jun. 2004: Covington Built Bagger: To Mark, It's the best of everything in one machine

Hot Bike (U.S.) May. 2004: Old School Looks: At an Old School Price

Easyriders (U.S.) May. 2004: Spirit Of The Chopper: Covingtons Keeper

V-Twin (U.S.) Mar. 2004: When quality alone does all the selling: It's a Keeper

Best of American Iron (U.S.) Softail Special 2004: Hold That E: An extreme machine for Xtreme Machine

Best of American Iron (U.S.) Softail Special 2004: In Spades: Rodeo rider keeps it on two wheels

Hot Bike (U.S.) Nov. 2003: Stretch Limo: Low Long and Aggressive

Hot Rod Bikes (U.S.) Oct. 2003: Searchin: It all Began With an Axle Cover

Street Chopper (U.S.) Jan. 2003: A Builders Bike: Or So He Thought

V-Twin (U.S.) Dec. 2002: Master Builder Covington: Jerry's Lean, Clean, Running Machines

Hot Rod Bikes (U.S.) Aug. 2002: Green, Clean, Riding Machine: A Pro Street Built for Two

V-Twin (U.S.) July. 2002: A Herd of Choppers is Hittin' The Trails: Meanwhile, Back at The Ranch

Street Chopper (U.S.) Apr. 2002: Arrogant Attitude: You'd Have One Too

American Iron (U.S.) Apr. 2002: Hold That E: An extreme machine for Xtreme Machine

Hot Bike (U.S.) Sep. 1998: Jerry's New Bike: All it cost was a shop ticket

Easyriders (U.S.) Apr. 1997: Mutual Admiration Society

Books

Today's Top Custom Bike Builders 2009

Art of The Bobber 2006

Top Chops Oct. 2005

Art of the Chopper Sep. 2005

Television appearances

Discovery Channel’s Biker Build-Off : Jerry Covington vs. Warren Vesely January 11, 2005

Corbin's Ride On!

Mind of Mencia : Season-1 Episode-9

V-Twin TV

Speedvision

Discover Oklahoma

Oklahoma Horizon