Cynthia Crane Doyle

Cynthia Crane Doyle of Savannah passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, surrounded by her loving family and faithful dog, Harry, after a long bout with cancer. The 65-year-old mother of three was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Willis and Jane "Dede" Crane. Cindi graduated from Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, before attending Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where she met her lifelong partner and loving husband, Fred A. "Freddy" Doyle Jr.

Cindi moved to Savannah more than 40 years ago where she started her family. An avid lover of travel, she focused her career in the travel industry. Over the years, she was a national sales manager at Eastern Airlines, owner of Abbey Travel, manager at SATO, and ultimately ended her travel career working at Williamsburg Travel.

To know Cindi was to know life itself. She was a force of nature, fierce friend, and most importantly, a loving wife and mother. Although a native of Ohio, there was no doubt she was a southern lady at heart. Her appetite for savoring the good times and tenacity when fighting through the thickness of hard times was inspiring to all those who knew and loved her.

A parishioner of St. James Catholic Church, Cindi is survived by her husband Fred A. Doyle Jr. of Savannah, Georgia; children Fredrick Patrick Griffen Doyle of Atlanta, Georgia, and daughter Jordan Lacey Holmes (Josh Holmes) of Savannah, Georgia; grandchildren Madden Elizabeth Holmes and Tarver Lacey Holmes of Savannah, Georgia; sister Susan Benton Crane of Ventura, California; and niece Claire Hartley of Ventura, California. Her beloved extended family includes: Carolan and Tuck Brawner of Savannah, Georgia; Griff and Sherri Doyle of Athens, Georgia; Lacey and Woody Waldhour of McDonough, Georgia; Ree Hartwell of Closter, New Jersey; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Abbey Benton Doyle, and parents, Willis and Jane Crane.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 22, 2017, from 5-6 p.m. at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel, located at 7200 Hodgson Memorial Dr. in Savannah. A memorial service will be held immediately after at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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