Volume 8 , Issue 2

Tribute to Jack Eugene Lenhart...

We Remember JACK EUGENE LENHART -- Woods County, in Northwest Oklahoma lost another special, great icon last week. I particularly remember the time that Lenhart's bought sod grass from our dad (Gene McGill) and we helped the Lenhart's plug it in to their yard back in the 1960's. Besides that... Jack and Gene shared the same middle name, Eugene, until Gene changed his name to Gene M. McGill.

Funeral services for Jack Lenhart, age 77, were held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sean Evans, pastor of the Alva First Christian Church officiating. Interment was in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva.

A Little bit about Jack... He was the son of the late Russell James and Clara Bell (Mincher) Lenhart. Jack was born May 10, 1928, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away December 31, 2005, at Share Convalescent Home in Alva, at the age of 77 years, 7 months, and 21 days.

Jack was known by many as a great storyteller. He played basketball, football and ran track in high school. He was awarded the "Omar Hill Award" as the outstanding football player his senior year (1945-46) at Alva High. Jack graduated from Alva High School with the class of 1946. As a youth, he worked in the Golden Crust Bakery on the east side of the downtown square in Alva, Oklahoma.

It was during the start of the Korean War that Jack and Bonnie Eden were married in Newton, Texas. This was six weeks before Jack left for Korea where he spent two years as a chef with the 45th Division in the United States Army. While serving in Korea he was awarded the Bronze Star.

After the service Jack went into farming and ranching with his father-in-law, Rudy Eden.

Jack was a member of the Cattlemens Association, the VFW, the American Legion, and a lifetime member of the Old Cowhand Association. As a supporter of the Freedom Rodeo, he donated meat and helped work the concession stands.

Jack was known as a hardworking, generous, fun loving man affectionately known as "Big Jack" who always had a story for his friends. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dick Lenhart. Jack is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of Alva; two daughters, Jana Thiesing and her family of Alva; Keri Myers and her family of Kingfisher; four grandchildren, Kassy Thiesing, Kaylee Thiesing, of Alva; Cale and Paige Myers, of Kingfisher.
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