Feb. 8 1935 – Feb.20 2015 Wendell was born in Konawa, Oklahoma of parents Reuel Gray Kirk and Madge Jamison Kirk. He grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Shawnee High School. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and became a Captain in the Marine Corps. He was employed at Hercules Inc.; Alabama Power Company; and retired from Southern Nuclear Operating Company, as Manager of Safety and Health. He is survived by wife, Phyllis; son, Kevin Kirk and wife, Lisa, and grandchildren, Emily, Zackery and Caitlyn of Pell City and granddaughter Cameron Kirk Nichols of Kimberly ; daughter, Kristen Kirk, DVM and husband, Jason Brown, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. His extended family resides in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas,Kentucky, Alabama, and California. His memorial service will be on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 11:30 am at Shades Valley Presbyterian Church, 2305 Montevallo Road, Mountain Brook, AL. Visitation with family will be at 10:30. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Shades Valley Presbyterian Church or Grace Christian Church, 869 Highway 52, Helena, AL. 35080.

Published in The Birmingham News from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22, 2015

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