Cynthia is survived by her loving husband of 31 years, John A. Root, Sr.; children, Lisa and Greg Kingston, Samantha Root, Gary and Margie Root, William and Judy Root, Dawn and William Jimenez, Barb and Mark Salomon, Sheri Root and John Root; grandchildren, Kelsey, Brittany, Victoria, Vincent, Isaiah, Gabby, Savannah, William, Julianna, Justin, Rianna, Shane, Sahara, Ryan, Samuel, Alisa and Ian.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2013 in the Chapel of Kingwood Funeral Home, 22800 Highway 59 North, Kingwood, TX 77339.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lupus Foundation of America at www.lupus.org.