The family of Doyle Kirk, 51, of Alpharetta, will receive friends at Mowell Funeral Home in Peachtree City, Wednesday, June 3, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Dr. Joey Rodgers of First Baptist of Peachtree City will conduct a private service in the chapel at Mowell Funeral Home, Peachtree City, in accordance with current COVID guidelines. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.
Mr. Kirk passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer.
Born Dec. 19, 1968, he was the son of the late Winfred Doyle Kirk Sr. and Sammye Kirk.
Doyle enjoyed life and lived his days to the fullest. He loved his children, his family, and his many friends. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, days at the beach, especially St. George Island, and cheering for the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Bulldogs. He played tennis with Abbott's Pond ALTA team in Mixed Doubles and Men's Singles.
He graduated from McIntosh High School in 1987 and attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, where he was a member and President of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont. Doyle was a trained chef who worked in restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Bar Harbor, Maine, before opening his restaurant, Stephen's on the Square, in Clarkesville.
Doyle was a realtor for nearly 20 years and had worked for RE/MAX, Norton Mountain Properties, and was currently working with Keller Williams in Johns Creek. He loved animals and supported many charitable causes throughout his life and his time in the Kiwanis Club in Habersham County. He also coached youth soccer teams in Habersham County.
He is survived by his mother, Sammye Kirk of Peachtree City; children, Oliver Foster of Clarkesville, and Isabella Foster of Gainesville; long-term girlfriend, Caycee Casserly of Alpharetta; sisters, Kristin Rabun (J.T.) of Peachtree City, and Joanna Schall (Jason) of Roswell; an uncle, Taylor Kirk (Kaye) of Cleveland; nieces and nephews, Blair Rabun, Zach Rabun, Jackson Schall, Jake Schall, and Samantha Schall; great nephew, Cade Rabun.
The family would appreciate expressions of sympathy in the form of donations be made in memory of Doyle, to The Emory Winship Cancer Institute at https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/support-winship/give/index or Feeding America at https://www.feedingamerica.org/.