Individual Details
Howard Manning Kirk
(9 May 1899 - 23 Feb 1989)
His Montana birth certificate states his birth date as May 9, 1899, born at Salesville, Gallatin Co., Montana.
GEOLOGIST HOWARD `HOWDIE' KIRK DIES AT 89
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Saturday, March 4, 1989. Howard Manning "Howdie' Kirk, an exploratory geologist, died Thursday, Feb. 23, after a lengthy illness. He was 89. His remains were donated to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Kirk was born May 9, 1899, in Bozeman, Mont. He was a veteran of World War I. Kirk attended Stanford University and received a degree in geology. He was the first geologist to conduct survey work in Afghanistan's Desert of Death.
He was a member and trustee of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and a member of the Dallas and Houston geological societies.
Kirk is survived by his wife, Mary Carter Kirk of Dallas; a daughter, Oleta Kirk Abrams of Berkeley, Calif.; and two sisters, Eleanor Kirk of Bozeman and Marguerite Kirk of Greenbrae, Calif.
Memorials may be made to the Carrollton Office of Aging or a charity of choice.
GEOLOGIST HOWARD `HOWDIE' KIRK DIES AT 89
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Saturday, March 4, 1989. Howard Manning "Howdie' Kirk, an exploratory geologist, died Thursday, Feb. 23, after a lengthy illness. He was 89. His remains were donated to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Kirk was born May 9, 1899, in Bozeman, Mont. He was a veteran of World War I. Kirk attended Stanford University and received a degree in geology. He was the first geologist to conduct survey work in Afghanistan's Desert of Death.
He was a member and trustee of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and a member of the Dallas and Houston geological societies.
Kirk is survived by his wife, Mary Carter Kirk of Dallas; a daughter, Oleta Kirk Abrams of Berkeley, Calif.; and two sisters, Eleanor Kirk of Bozeman and Marguerite Kirk of Greenbrae, Calif.
Memorials may be made to the Carrollton Office of Aging or a charity of choice.
Events
| Birth | 9 May 1899 | Gallatin Gateway, Gallatin Co., Montana |  | ||
| Death | 23 Feb 1989 | Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas | | ||
| Burial | Donated body to University of Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Carter ( - ) |
| Child | Oleta Kirk ( - ) |
| Father | Harris Kirk (1863 - 1958) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Baker (1865 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Grace Kirk (1888 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Cassius Lamb Kirk (1890 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Marguerite Kirk (1894 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Lois Kirk (1905 - 1999) |