Kay County OK Obit for: Howard Lee Theilen
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Submitted to the archives by: Claudia Thiry: workfarm@wiredok.com 
Date submitted: 2/26/2003 
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Howard Lee Theilen

LAMONT - 
Howard Lee Theilen, former Ponca City resident, died at his home in 
Lamont, Thursday, July 4, 1996, after a 7-year battle with Lou Gehrig's 
disease. He was 54.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Trinity Lutheran Church 
in Blackwell with the Rev. Dan Bohn officiating. Burial will be in the Lamont 
Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Howard Lee Theilen was born Aug. 29, 1941, in Ponca City, the son of Henry 
and Zeda (Beckendorf) Theilen. 

He later moved with his family to a farm near Lahoma, where he attended 
schools and graduated as Valedictorian of Lahoma High School in 1959. 

At Oklahoma State University he was on the Dean's Honor Roll and a member 
of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Fraternity. 
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in math education and general science. 
Theilen completed additional studies at San Jacinto Junior College in Houston, 
Texas, and at Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva.

He was married to Lynda Powell of Houston, Texas on April 9, 1966, and the 
couple had recently celebrated 30 years of marriage. 

During his 26 year teaching and coaching career in various Oklahoma and Texas 
schools Theilen taught math, and coached baseball, boys and girls basketball, 
volleyball and track. He was also involved in farming and ranching activities. 
Schools where he taught and coached included Pasadena, Texas, Bartlesville, 
Jet-Nash School District, Braman, Pond Creek-Hunter School District and Deer 
Creek-Lamont Public Schools.

Theilen had coached the North Country All-Star Classic basketball game at 
Northern Oklahoma College; served as speaker and demonstrator at the Central 
District Basketball Clinic at Choctaw High School; led four teams to the 
state tournaments; and led his 1973 girl's basketball team to a state 
championship. 

He had received the Coach's Achievement Award for the Class B State Championship 
in 1973; Coach's Achievement Award for state runner-up in girl's basketball in 
Class A in 1974; coached the Northwest All-Star Girl's Basketball game in Alva 
in May 1985; inducted into the Oklahoma High School Girl's Basketball Coaches' 
Association Hall of Fame in May 1990; and was selected as Teacher of the Year 
by the Pond Creek-Hunter Classroom Teacher's Association in 1994. On Sept. 24, 
1994, he was presented the Education Appreciation Day award by OSU College of 
Education and Athletic Department.

Theilen had served as president and secretary of the Cherokee Strip Conference 
Coaches' Association; served as elder, secretary of the congregation, Sunday 
School teacher and member of the Lutheran Layman's League at Trinity Lutheran 
Church of Blackwell; and was a past member of the Lamont Lions Club.

Survivors include his wife Lynda of Lamont; three brothers, H.H. of Enid, 
Hershal of Houston, Texas, and Harvey of Marshall; and his mother Zeda Theilen 
of Lamont. 

He was preceded in death by his father.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Theilen's name to Muscular Dystrophy 
Association, ALS Association, Lamont Lions Club, Deer Creek Lions Club, Lamont 
Fire Department, or Deer Creek Fire Department, c/o Roberts Funeral Home, 120 
West Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631

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