Age 45, Chattanooga - Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the Chattanooga High School Auditorium with Dr. Robert Bohl, officiating. Patti died Monday, May 26, at home in Chattanooga surrounded by her family with whom she courageously fought her battle with cancer. Burial will be in the Chattanooga Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. She was born in Lawton on February 12, 1963 to J.W. and Nancy Bohl. She grew up in Chattanooga and was the valedictorian of the 1981 graduating class of Chattanooga High School. She married John Mark Kirk on August 22, 1985 in Chattanooga. Patti loved children, which led to her earning a degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development at Cameron University in May 1986. Following graduation she taught in both the Faxon and Chattanooga Schools and later left the teaching profession to teach and mentor her own children. She immersed herself in everything she pursued from raising her children to serving as elder in the Community Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. She is survived by her husband, Mark, and their children, Delia Gilbert, Deandra Martin and husband Seth, and John, Barkley, Katie, Nikki and Emily Kirk; her parents, J.W. and Nancy Bohl; Brother and sister in law, Philip and DeAnn Bohl; Sister and brother in law, Pamela Bohl and Joel Babb; four grandchildren, Sara, Colbie and Spencer Gilbert and Ryan Elizabeth Martin ;a niece, Ashley Bohl; two nephews, Adam Bohl and Jakob Babb; her mother in law, Johnnye Kirk; brothers in law and sisters in law, Rikki and Wilson Willis, Glen "Spud" and Charlotte Kirk, Matt and Beth Kirk, and Kristi and Chad Woodward and their families. Her father in law, Glen Kirk, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Patti Bohl Kirk Memorial Scholarship Fund at BancFirst, P.O. Box 99, Chattanooga OK 73528 or to the charity of the donor's choice. The family wishes to thank all those who supported them throughout Patti's illness with prayers, concerns and acts of kindness.