James Edward ALKIRE

1932 - 2000  (68 years)

• Name	James Edward ALKIRE
  Birth	8 Aug 1932	Salem, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	U.S. Army, Korean era  [2]
  Education	West Virginia University (1966)  [2]
  Occupation	petroleum geologist and civil engineer
  	He was a certified petroleum geologist by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey as a civil engineer, Consolidated Gas Supply Co. where he was chief geologist, then served as a manager of geology for Alamco. Following his retirement, he was active in geological consulting throughout the Appalachian Basin.
  Residence	1952	Salem, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Death	26 Nov 2000	Salem, Harrison Co, WV   [3, 4]
  	Cause: ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
  Burial	Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I114883	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Layman O. ALKIRE,   b. 4 Apr 1890, Meadville, Tyler Co, WV d. Mar 1971 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Louia Mae CARDER,   b. 24 Jun 1896, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV d. 25 Feb 1993 (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F31814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Letitia Lee NORRIS,   b. 3 Jul 1934, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
  Marriage	22 Dec 1952	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Family ID	F48786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=64369&Type=Marriage. [S14] Obituary. [S5] Headstone. [S1752] Obituary - At home, http://www.cpubco.com/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=602cbgFrontPage?cbgFrontPage. [S934] Findagrave.com.