Born on May 29,1932. She was a strong woman-she had to be. From surviving the Great
Depression to raising 4 children and working full time as a hospital administrative
supervisor, she always did what she had to do. And that never changed in her, but what did
change was that on August 3, 1972 she dedicated her life to serving Jehovah. She now knew
that God had a name and a purpose and that was now her life’s work.
She helped many to come to know Jehovah as well and for that we are truly grateful. She is
preceded in death by her husband Willie of 54 years, her mother Nellie, her daughter Charlene, her granddaughter Buena and grandson Christopher. She is survived by her children, Deborah Ien (husband Darryl), Gary(wife Rhoda and daughter Khayla), Kevin(his wife and children), Donna,(husband
Arthur and children), her sister Sharon Aponte(husband Julian, their children and grand
children)her brother John Bowen(and children), Ronald Bowen(his children),her cousin
Veronica(husband Stanley and children), her granddaughter Tamara (husband Tavlos)and
her roommate, family and friend Charlene Latimer.
She did the very best she knew how in life with her family and friends. She gave what she
could of herself, her time energy and resources down to the very end. We will miss her
dearly. And although that makes us sad, we know that Cynthia had a hope that gave her a
sense of calm and peace. She was not afraid to go to sleep in death because she knew that as
the Bible teaches, death is but a deep sleep that God will one day soon awaken her from. She
will no longer be elderly, sick, or in pain, but will be young again, with the prospect of a
youthful life forever! (Job 33:25 - ‘Let (her)flesh become fresher than in youth;Let (her)
return to the days of (her) youthful vigor.’). (John 11:21-25 - “Martha then said to Jesus:
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. Yet even now I know that
whatever you ask God for, God will give you.” Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.”
Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to
her: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises faith in me, even though he
dies, will come to life”)
She firmly believe in that hope, and if you would like to learn more about it, and if you want
to see her again, please feel free to visit the website jw.org and accept a free home bible
study which you can have at your convenience, or enjoy the self taught online bible study on
that site. Those who shared her hope, look forward to being together with her in paradise, and that
brings us great comfort. (2 Cor 1:3,4 - “Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our
trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we
receive from God”)
She would want to see us all there so please feel free to visit jw.org
The family thanks all for the love support and care shown to her especially
in her final days.
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