Feb. 8 1935 – Feb.20 2015 Wendell was born in\u00a0Konawa,\u00a0Oklahoma\u00a0of parents Reuel Gray Kirk and Madge Jamison Kirk. He grew up in\u00a0Shawnee,\u00a0Oklahoma, where he graduated from\u00a0Shawnee\u00a0High School. He graduated from the\u00a0University\u00a0of\u00a0Oklahoma, 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\u00a0North Carolina,\u00a0South Carolina,\u00a0Kansas,Kentucky,\u00a0Alabama, and\u00a0California. His memorial service will be on\u00a0Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 11:30 am\u00a0at Shades Valley Presbyterian Church,\u00a02305 Montevallo Road,\u00a0Mountain Brook, AL. Visitation with family will be at\u00a010:30. 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.<\/p>\n
Published in The\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0News from Feb.\u00a021 to Feb.\u00a022,\u00a02015<\/p>\n
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