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"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Psalm 116:15
On Sunday, November 21st, 2021, Jim Leinen went home to be with His Lord and Savior.
Jim was born in Hobart, Oklahoma to George Leinen & Wilva Schweikard Leinen on October 10th, 1944. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Jerry Jay Leinen, his sister, Denna Leinen Bedard, and his mother-in-law, Carolyn Hitt.
His whole devotion was to his Lord and Redeemer. His lasting hope was for all his loved ones to also surrender their lives to Jesus.
Jim's second devotion was to his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Karen Leinen, and his three children: sons Jeff Leinen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Jason Leinen and wife, Julia, of Oklahoma City, and daughter Kristyn Leinen of Bartlesville. He is also survived by seven grandchildren: Mackenzie, Jasmine, Karalyn, Jocelyn, Jamisyn, J.D., and Kyra Leinen. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Kimberly Powers and partner Kevin Lindecamp of Oklahoma City, and his brother, Bill Leinen of Hobart, Oklahoma.
Jim's life was one marked by selfless service to his family, to his friends, to his church, and to his community. God gifted him in teaching serving as a Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church for over twenty years, as well as a soccer coach for all his kids' youth soccer teams. Jim never found a project that he couldn't tackle and tirelessly labored alongside Karen during numerous church and community projects, including coordinating the installation of the Civitan Dinosaur Park. Although he advanced in his career through various positions in telecommunications, his favorite title wasn't from a job. It was "Grandad," as he was called by his seven grandchildren.
Jim's seventy-seven years on this Earth were exemplary in service, kindness, generosity, and selfless love. He leaves a legacy behind of a life well-lived and will be forever remembered by his loving family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: First Baptist Church of Bartlesville, Youth Ministry, 405 S Cherokee Avenue, Bartlesville, OK 74003.
Jim's family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. and visitation will be held from 10-8 p.m. all on Friday, November 26th at Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel at 4201 Nowata Road, Bartlesville, OK.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, November 27th, at First
Baptist Church of Bartlesville with Dr. James Biesiadecki officiating.
Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and Davis Family Funeral
Home & Crematory - Walker Brown Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances
may be made at
www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com
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