Lake Wales, Florida – A 24-year-old Lake Wales man, Landon Myers, died early Monday morning when his motorcycle crashed into a concrete barrier wall in Orange County, troopers say.Meyers was on the exit ramp from State Road 528 West to Interstate 4 West about 1 a.m. when he lost control of the 2015 Honda motorcycle he was operating, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The motorcycle crashed into a concrete barrier, throwing Meyers onto the grass, troopers said. He passed away at the scene.
He was born on November 28, 1991 in Winter Haven, Florida to Bret Myers and Michelle Lord Bixler and he has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a Manager for Delmonico’s Steakhouse in Orlando. He loved to ride his motorcycle, drive his Cadillac and fish, but most of all he loved playing with his little papoose, “daughter Hayden”.
He was preceded in death by his Paternal Grandmother, Judith Grace Myers; Maternal Grandfather, Jake Lord; Paternal Grandfather, Richard A Bixler, Sr.
Survivors include his father, Bret Myers of Ocala and mother, Michelle Lord Bixler & Richard Bixler, Jr. of Beverly Hills; daughter, Hayden Myers; Fiancé Brittany Lawrence; sisters, Whitney Forde of Ocala, Rhonda (Nigel) Ballard of Georgia; brother, Richard Bixler, III, of Georgia; Maternal Grandmother, Charlene Lord “The Granny” of Beverly Hills; Paternal Grandfather, Terry Myers of Lake Wales; Paternal Grandmother, Dorothy Bixler of Beverly Hills and many Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.
Family will receive friends on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 5:00 PM until service time at 6:00 PM at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home with Minister John Guzetta officiating.