In Memory Of
Henry Lee Kirk
Henry Lee Kirk
DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: NEWCOMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number: Nancy Kirk 785-234-9152 (Wife)
1. Full Name: Henry Lee Kirk Age: 67 Years Sex: M
2. Current address: Topeka
3. Date of death: , September 27, 2002
4 Place of death: Topeka hospice house
5. Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
6. Date of birth: July 8, 1935 Place of birth: Arkansas City, KS
6.b. Parents: Henry Lee Kirk Sr. Jeanette May Fenton Kirk
6.c. Years in current city/town: 24 years
7. Background: Graduated from Arkansas High School, in 1953. He later attended Cowley County Community College, in Arkansas City; Then attended University of Kansas, and later graduated from Emporia State University . He completed his graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma in 1968, and was recognized as the outstanding graduate student in the Department of History. He began teaching at Baker University in Baldwin City, KS in 1968. He retired from there in 1996, as Emeritus Professor of History .
He was married to Dolores Hess and later divorced. He then married Nancy Wakefield in December 1978; she survives.
8. Relatives:
8.b. preceded in death by: 1 brother, Richard Kirk
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Nancy Kirk, Topeka, KS; 2 sons: Douglas R. Kirk , Topeka, KS; and Matthew Wakefield, Seattle WA.; 3 Daughters: Twins, Angela Benortham, Topeka, KS, Tracy Tackett, Little Rock, AR., and Jennifer Bagshaw. Topeka, KS. 7 Grandchildren: Morgan, Mallory and Jake Benortham; Hannah, Caroline and Grayson Tackett; and Riley Joan Bagshaw..
9. Service time, day, date, place: Memorial Services will be held Sat. Oct 5, 2002 at 11:30 am at the Unitarian -Universalist Fellowship 4775 SW 21st Topeka, KS
10. Burial: Private Family services at Memorial Park Cemetery
11. Visitation times, place:None
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other: None
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Baker University , Baldwin City, KS or Midland Adult Day Program 200 Sw Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606
14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606 Director:
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number: Nancy Kirk 785-234-9152 (Wife)
1. Full Name: Henry Lee Kirk Age: 67 Years Sex: M
2. Current address: Topeka
3. Date of death: , September 27, 2002
4 Place of death: Topeka hospice house
5. Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
6. Date of birth: July 8, 1935 Place of birth: Arkansas City, KS
6.b. Parents: Henry Lee Kirk Sr. Jeanette May Fenton Kirk
6.c. Years in current city/town: 24 years
7. Background: Graduated from Arkansas High School, in 1953. He later attended Cowley County Community College, in Arkansas City; Then attended University of Kansas, and later graduated from Emporia State University . He completed his graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma in 1968, and was recognized as the outstanding graduate student in the Department of History. He began teaching at Baker University in Baldwin City, KS in 1968. He retired from there in 1996, as Emeritus Professor of History .
He was married to Dolores Hess and later divorced. He then married Nancy Wakefield in December 1978; she survives.
8. Relatives:
8.b. preceded in death by: 1 brother, Richard Kirk
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Nancy Kirk, Topeka, KS; 2 sons: Douglas R. Kirk , Topeka, KS; and Matthew Wakefield, Seattle WA.; 3 Daughters: Twins, Angela Benortham, Topeka, KS, Tracy Tackett, Little Rock, AR., and Jennifer Bagshaw. Topeka, KS. 7 Grandchildren: Morgan, Mallory and Jake Benortham; Hannah, Caroline and Grayson Tackett; and Riley Joan Bagshaw..
9. Service time, day, date, place: Memorial Services will be held Sat. Oct 5, 2002 at 11:30 am at the Unitarian -Universalist Fellowship 4775 SW 21st Topeka, KS
10. Burial: Private Family services at Memorial Park Cemetery
11. Visitation times, place:None
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other: None
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Baker University , Baldwin City, KS or Midland Adult Day Program 200 Sw Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606
14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606 Director:
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