DAVIS KIRK, HELEN DORENE - Hutchinson County, Texas | HELEN DORENE DAVIS KIRK - Texas Gravestone Photos

Helen Dorene DAVIS KIRK

Holt Cemetery
Hutchinson County,
Texas

Buster W.
April 25, 1914-March 2, 2010

Please see military marker

Helen Dorene Davis
September 10, 1922-July 11, 2019

*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley

*Obituary for Buster
SPEARMAN - Buster W. Kirk, 95, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church of Borger with Jodie Wilson officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.

Buster was born April 25, 1914, in Northern Hutchinson County to Dib and Minnie Kirk. He was the eighth of nine children, and as he liked to put it; "I had five brothers, and we each had three sisters."

Buster was a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather and a great-grandfather. He cherished his family's roots as pioneers in Hutchinson County; his service in World War II; becoming a farmer/rancher after the war; serving as a director in Panhandle Bank and Trust; serving as president of Kirk Properties Incorporated; his 39 years service to North Plains Ground Water District; and serving on many other county and State agriculture committees. He was a past Master Mason with over 50 years service.

Buster was educated in Lackey, Spearman High School, and Texas Tech receiving an education in Mechanical Engineering, which proved to be very valuable during nearly four years in the Army Air Force in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II.

Buster met Dorene Davis before the war and they were married seven years later on Feb. 21, 1948. Pamela Kirk was born Feb. 19,1949, and Randy Kirk on Sept. 19, 1950.

Buster and Dorene lived in Borger, and became members of Angel Fire Resort in 1974. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Borger, a past member of First United Methodist Church of Spearman, and a charter member of the United Church of Angel Fire.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Child Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas, 818 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101; or Holt Cemetery, 10239 Farm-to-Market Road 281, Spearman, TX 79081.

There will be a time of fellowship after the Memorial Service in the Garden Room of the First United Methodist Church in Borger.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 10, 2010

*Obituary for Helen
Helen Dorene Kirk
September 10, 1922 ~ July 11, 2019

(Published by Schooler Funeral Home, Saturday, July 13, 2019)
-----

Dorene Davis Kirk, formerly of Borger, passed away in Spearman, July, 11, 2019, at the age of 96. She was born September 10, 1922 in Los Angeles, CA, to K.I. and Flossie Davis. She attended UCLA, voted UCLA Queen, and graduated with a BA Degree in Art and modern dance in 1946.

She married Buster W Kirk, February 21, 1948. They belonged to the First Methodist Church of Spearman before transferring their membership to the First Methodist Church of Borger.

They made their first home on the family farm and ranch in the Holt Community of Hutchinson Co, TX. They later made their home in Borger, along with a home in Angel Fire, NM. Dorene lived and enjoyed her friends at the Park Central Retirement-Continental Apartments for 11 years before moving to Hansford Manor Nursing Home in Spearman.

Dorene began her carrier in modeling and fashion design in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City. She traveled after college to Europe-France and continued to love travel through out her life, whether it was on a cruise or in their motorhome to the Kirk canyon she called "Paradise."

She began her teaching career with "Dorene's Charm and Modeling School" in Borger. She taught PE and Modern Dance from 1959-1969, and Art from 1969-1979. As a teacher, she loved her students and wanted to bring out the best in each one.

Dorene was a gifted water color artist. She loved to dance, swim, exercise, tell stories, and write. She would like to be remembered as a Christian, faithful, hard working, honest, happy, kind, loving, independent, intellectual, and always creative.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2010; and grandson, Tom Benjamin Kirk in 2018.

Dorene is survived by her daughter, Pamela Kirk-Moore and husband Richard Moore, of Angel Fire, NM; son, Randy Kirk and wife Teresa, of Spearman, TX; grandson Dib Kirk and wife Shannon of Spearman, TX; and great-grandsons, Marshall and Sawyer Kirk of Ft. Worth, Tx.

Dorene's last words before drifting off to sleep were, "It's beautiful... my friends are calling for me." Dorene did not wish to have a traditional service and a family memorial will be held in her honor at a future date.

(Published in Amarillo Globe-News from July 21 to July 22, 2019)

Contributed on 11/19/20 by neldapat
Email This Contributor

Suggest a Correction

Record #: 367346

To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.

Additional DAVIS KIRK Surnames in HOLT Cemetery

Thank you for visiting the Texas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Texas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.

Submitted: 11/19/20 • Approved: 11/20/20 • Last Updated: 11/23/20 • R367346-G367344-S3

Surnames  |  Other GPP Projects  |  Contact Us  |  Terms of Use  |  Site Map  |  Admin Login